ASIA'S EUROPEAN CAR PARTS SUPERMARKET LIMITED

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08715211 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
    ATKINS, Rosemary Judith resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  3. 2025-06-17
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  4. 2023-11-21
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  5. 2023-04-21
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  6. 2022-04-21
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  7. 2021-02-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-01
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  15. 2014-10-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-05
    ATKINS, Rosemary Judith appointed
    director
  17. 2013-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ASIA'S EUROPEAN CAR PARTS SUPERMARKET LIMITED
  18. 2013-10-02
    ATKINS, Clive Hylton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Hylton Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 05/2016 · age 10
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Avc House
21 Northampton Lane
Swansea
SA1 4EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ATKINS, Clive Hylton
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-02
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Active
ATKINS, Rosemary Judith
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2026-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30