ALEX CAR REPAIR LTD

💤Zombieactive
10562115 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (78/100)

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
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
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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.9k
Current assets£5.4k
Cash£5.4k
Net assets£58

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-01
    TRENCHEVA, Veneta Kostadinova resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-04
    TRENCHEVA, Veneta Kostadinova appointed
    director
  19. 2017-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX CAR REPAIR LTD
  20. 2017-01-13
    PETROV, Petar Ivanov 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 Petar Ivanov Petrov
Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares13/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

6 Apple Rise
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 1GD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PETROV, Petar Ivanov
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-01-13
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Active
TRENCHEVA, Veneta Kostadinova
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-04 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-04