ALBRIGHTON CAR GARAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09004754 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£83.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,694

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
↑ 131% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£67k£84kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£38.1k£17.7k
Current assets£2.1k£27.1k
Net assets£83.7k£36.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-04
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-07
    ➖
    SINGH, Sukhbinder resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    SINGH, Sukhbinder appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-01-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2014-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBRIGHTON CAR GARAGE LIMITED
  21. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gemma Janess appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sukhbinder Singh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2023
Miss Gemma Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

92 High St Albrighton
Wolverhampton
WV7 3JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUGHES, Gemma Janess→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active
HUTCHISON, Elizabeth→
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2025-08-04
Resigned
SINGH, Sukhbinder→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2024-02-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—13/01/2016—
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29