A1 VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11337919 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-20
    ➕
    SANDHU, Kuldip appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-20
    ➖
    KAUR, Kaldip resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-05-10
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    RADFORD, Robbie Colin resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-02-07
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    KAUR, Kaldip appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-12-27
    ➖
    WILKES, Bina Brenda resigned
    director
  23. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    RADFORD, Robbie Colin appointed
    director
  24. 2018-12-20
    ➖
    WILKES, Christopher Brian resigned
    director
  25. 2018-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED
  26. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    WILKES, Bina Brenda appointed
    director
  27. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    WILKES, Christopher Brian 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 Kuldip Sandhu
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/09/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Kaldip Kaurceased 20/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Robbie Radfordceased 19/11/2019· significant influence
  • Bina Brenda Wilkesceased 27/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher Brian Wilkesceased 20/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

First Floor, 33a Grove Lane
Handsworth
Birmingham
B21 9ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SANDHU, Kuldip→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAUR, Kaldip→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-02-07 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned
RADFORD, Robbie Colin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned
WILKES, Bina Brenda→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-12-27
Resigned
WILKES, Christopher Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15