AGA CARS1 LTD

💤Zombieactive
10068472 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-08-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-10-01
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    MEDLEJ, Ghaleb appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-01
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    KHALIL, Jihad resigned
    director
  13. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-06
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    officers · RP04AP01
  15. 2019-07-18
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    KHALIL, Jihad appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-18
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    ZAHER, Ali resigned
    director
  17. 2019-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2016-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AGA CARS1 LTD
  22. 2016-03-17
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    ZAHER, Ali 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

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
Mr Ghaleb Medlej
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jihad Khalilceased 15/07/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ali Zaherceased 18/07/2019· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2016-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 1a Bago House
11-15 Chase Road
London
NW10 6PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MEDLEJ, Ghaleb→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHALIL, Jihad→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-18 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
ZAHER, Ali→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2019-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-12