ALFIMAR MOTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09018085 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£33.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,009
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£33k
↑ 2528% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£35k£52k£69k£87kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£33.8k£12.1k
Current assets£86.8k£86.0k
Cash£21.2k£12.2k
Debtors£32.5k£40.6k
Net assets£33.0k£1.3k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFIMAR MOTORS LTD
  16. 2014-04-30
    IONEL, Dorian Marius appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Florentina Ionel
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2024
Mr Dorian Marius Ionel
Individual · Romanian · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1c 6 Greycaine Road
Watford
WD24 7GP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IONEL, Dorian Marius
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-30
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03