A-1 CENTRAL CARS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09625514 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kJun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£2.3k£1.2k
Current assets£6.2k£6.8k
Net assets£956£457
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-24
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-27
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  14. 2019-08-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  15. 2019-06-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-10-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2018-10-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2015-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A-1 CENTRAL CARS LIMITED
  19. 2015-06-05
    KAUR, Rajvinder 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 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Rajvinder Kaur
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · CR postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AAIM EVENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
11067929 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
ADMIRAL MINICABS LTD
13228608 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
ANYTHINGOESIMPORTANT&EXPORT LIMITED
16422657 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AOA MARINE LIMITED
15103855 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
APP TOURS & TRANSPORT LTD
16698087 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ARDELEANU MIHAIL 1170 LIMITED
09872008 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
ASHBAL SERVICES LIMITED
09220790 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
ASLAMI SERVICES LTD
15765174 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ASQ TRANSPORT LTD
12998836 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
ATLAS PANDI UK LTD
14995753 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
AUTO PICKUP LTD
17109881 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
AUTO RECOVERY SERVICE 24/7 LIMITED
16085657 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

6th Floor, Amp House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KAUR, Rajvinder
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30