AA CAR SALES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10798401 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.7y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200100

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
    LEYTON, Jenny resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-04-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2023-04-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-09-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited
  17. 2021-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-06-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA CAR SALES LTD
  22. 2017-06-01
    ANKERS, Adam Earl Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2017-06-01
    LEYTON, Jenny appointed
    secretary

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 Adam Earl Kenneth Ankers
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

93 Aldwick Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANKERS, Adam Earl Kenneth
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-01
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Active
LEYTON, Jenny
secretary · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Le Capital UK (Asset 1)
Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited
A registered charge28/09/2021
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19