SUPERCAR PERFORMANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10514092 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-07
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 2017
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,506

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2017-12-31
Total assets£51.4k
Current assets£8.6k
Cash£6.6k
Debtors£1.9k
Net assets£1.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-03-04
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2021-02-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2021-01-28
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2021-01-26
    ➖
    DAVIES, Andrew resigned
    director
  5. 2021-01-26
    ➖
    DAVIES, Caroline resigned
    director
  6. 2021-01-26
    ➖
    TURNER, Clare Susan resigned
    director
  7. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-28
    ➖
    EVANS, Laura Jane resigned
    director
  14. 2020-10-28
    ➖
    EVANS, Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2020-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUPERCAR PERFORMANCE LIMITED
  19. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Allan Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    EVANS, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    EVANS, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2016-12-07
    ➕
    TURNER, Clare Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2020-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2021-01-17

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Nook House Church Lane
Hargrave
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 7RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2020-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2018-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2021-01-17OVERDUE
Last: 2019-12-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DAVIES, Allan Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
DAVIES, Caroline→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
EVANS, Laura Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
EVANS, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
TURNER, Clare Susan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2021-03-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-02-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-12-07