CAR-NEGOTIATOR LIMITED
- 45112SIC 45112
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-29 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £309.7k | £272.8k |
| Current assets | £272.0k | £322.9k |
| Cash | £8.1k | £5.3k |
| Debtors | £3.2k | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £309.0k | £264.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-08📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2025-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Infinit Capital
- 2025-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Infinit Capital
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CAR-NEGOTIATOR LIMITED
- 2016-09-28➕SINGH, Prakash appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Prakash Singh Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Infinit Capital | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Infinit Capital | A registered charge | 4 properties | 19/11/2025 | — |