ALS AUTOCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10630810 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-21
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
£220.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £220,325
Net assets shrinking
Down £131,707 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£220k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£575k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.74M | £1.38M |
| Current assets | £575.3k | £786.4k |
| Cash | £38.3k | £200.6k |
| Debtors | £377.7k | £424.6k |
| Net assets | £220.3k | £352.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-04-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2023-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2023-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-05-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD
- 2017-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALS AUTOCARE LIMITED
- 2017-02-21➕THOMSON, Barrie appointeddirector
- 2017-02-21➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointeddirector
- 2017-02-21➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barrie Thomson Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/02/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ashok Kumar Bhardwajceased 21/02/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A S TEASDALE LIMITED→ 05942229 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
44 Parkhill Road
Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 0EX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
THOMSON, Barrie→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-02-21 · resigned 2017-02-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2023 | 01/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 02/02/2023 | 01/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD | A registered charge | — | 06/11/2019 | 15/05/2020 |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-08