ANALOGUE CARS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09923206 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-31.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,585
Cash YoY
+138%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£924
↑ 138% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 636% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£32k-£9k£14k£36k£59k£81kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-31.6k£-4.3k
Current assets£81.4k£47.6k
Cash£924£388
Debtors£19.8k£18.1k
Net assets£-31.6k£-4.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-08-31
    DOBKE, Hans Eberhard resigned
    director
  9. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANALOGUE CARS (UK) LIMITED
  14. 2015-12-18
    DOBKE, Steffen appointed
    director
  15. 2015-12-18
    DOBKE, Hans Eberhard appointed
    director
  16. 2015-12-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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.)

Group structure

Analogue Automotive Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Analogue Automotive Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ANALOGUE CARS (UK) LIMITED
This company · 09923206

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Analogue Automotive Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest18/12/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

4 Riverview Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4UX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOBKE, Steffen
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-12-18
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Active
DOBKE, Hans Eberhard
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18