C2E SPECIALIST CAR IMPORTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09520867 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,427
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,193 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£293k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£59k£117k£176k£234k£293kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£57.8k£71.5k
Current assets£293.0k£268.8k
Cash—£1.3k
Debtors—£70.1k
Net assets£52.4k£56.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-17
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
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  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-21
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-01-01
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    THEODOROU, Christophe appointed
    director
  13. 2017-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As C2E SPECIALIST CAR IMPORTERS LIMITED
  18. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    THEODOROU-PERRIER, Anne-Marie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    THEODOROU, Stephan appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-01
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    THEODOROU-PERRIER, Emily appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephan Theodorou
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

5 Riversdell Close
Chertsey
KT16 9JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

THEODOROU-PERRIER, Anne-Marie→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
THEODOROU, Christophe→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
THEODOROU, Stephan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
THEODOROU-PERRIER, Emily→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02