RAI COACHES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10598635 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,754
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,862 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£12k£25k£38k£52k£65kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-1.8k£22.1k
Current assets£28.5k£65.3k
Net assets£-1.8k£22.1k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-09-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    RAI, Karanjit Kaur appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-01
    ➖
    RAI, Amarjit Singh resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-06-01
    ➖
    RAI, Balbir Singh resigned
    director
  21. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    RAI, Amarjit Singh appointed
    director
  22. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    RAI, Balbir Singh appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    SINGH, Daljit resigned
    director
  24. 2017-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAI COACHES LTD
  25. 2017-02-03
    ➕
    SINGH, Daljit 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
Mrs Karanjit Kaur Rai
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Karanjit Kaur Raiceased 01/09/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Daljit Singhceased 01/09/2017· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2017-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

4 Dawney Drive
Dawney Drive
Sutton Coldfield
B75 5JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RAI, Karanjit Kaur→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
RAI, Amarjit Singh→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
RAI, Balbir Singh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-06-01
Resigned
SINGH, Daljit→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-02-03 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10