ADVANCE CAR SPECIALISTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11083116 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£817.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £817,561
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£464k
Net Worth
£818k
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £953.6k |
| Current assets | £1.20M |
| Cash | £464.4k |
| Debtors | £740.0k |
| Net assets | £817.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-25➖MEGHJI, Nilesh resigneddirector
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-19➕MEGHJI, Darshna Rajesh appointeddirector
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-01➕MEGHJI, Minal Nilesh appointeddirector
- 2017-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE CAR SPECIALISTS LTD
- 2017-11-27➕MEGHJI, Nilesh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nilesh Meghji Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit C Braintree Road Industrial Estate
Braintree Road
Ruislip
HA4 0EJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MEGHJI, Darshna Rajesh→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-19
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MEGHJI, Minal Nilesh→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-10-01
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MEGHJI, Nilesh→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2017-11-27 · resigned 2026-01-25
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-12
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21