ALEX DRIVE 55 LTD

💤Zombieactive
10101244 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-04
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 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.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
  • 45200SIC 45200
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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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

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

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-04
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-11-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-11-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-08-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX DRIVE 55 LTD
  17. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    ALEXANDRESCU, Violeta Loredana appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    ALEXANDRESCU, Alin 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 10 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
Mr Alin Alexandrescu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · WA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
4SRC LIMITED→
10975823 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
A & M (NORTHWEST) LTD→
14021447 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
A P FLEET SERVICES LIMITED→
07297042 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
A.P.S (AUTO PAINT SUPPLIES) LTD→
14510850 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AB AUTOGLAZE LTD→
15693484 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AB AUTOS CAR AND COMMERCIAL REPAIR LTD→
15259892 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ABC TRAILER SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
12720155 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ADAM BENYON CARS LIMITED→
16545243 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ADL AUTOCARE LTD→
14139180 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AG AUTOBODIES LIMITED→
08087793 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ALPHAPRONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
11038689 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ALPS GLOBAL LIMITED→
12654192 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
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
Incorporated2016-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

8 West Street
St. Helens
WA10 3DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALEXANDRESCU, Violeta Loredana→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDRESCU, Alin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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

Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14