ASHCROFT & PORTMAN CHAUFFEURS LTD

💤Zombieactive

09825592 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-15

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
➕
GUNEVA, Elena Valentinova appointed
director
2025-03-10
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PETER, Szabo resigned
director
2025-03-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
➖
HUSSAIN, Naveed resigned
director
2023-06-07
➕
PETER, Szabo appointed
director
2023-06-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-04-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-21
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-08-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-19
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-04-01
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HUSSAIN, Altaf resigned
director
2018-04-01
➖
HUSSAIN, Ghalib resigned
director
2018-04-01
➕
HUSSAIN, Naveed appointed
director
2015-10-15
🏢
Company incorporated
As ASHCROFT & PORTMAN CHAUFFEURS LTD
2015-10-15
➕
HUSSAIN, Altaf appointed
director
2015-10-15
➕
HUSSAIN, Ghalib 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

45/100

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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Elena Valentinova Guneva Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 06/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	10/03/2025

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Szabo Peterceased 10/03/2025· 75-100% shares
Mr Naveed Hussainceased 07/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Ghalib Hussainceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Altaf Hussainceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2015-10-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

3 Rear Of 3 Baring Road

Beaconsfield

HP9 2NB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GUNEVA, Elena Valentinova→

director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUSSAIN, Altaf→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2018-04-01

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Ghalib→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2018-04-01

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Naveed→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2023-06-07

Resigned

PETER, Szabo→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2025-03-10

Resigned

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

Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-10

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-09-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-11

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-06-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-07