BERKHAMSTED EXECUTIVE CARS LIMITED

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11664625 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
20 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £864 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£7.0k£7.9k
Current assets£8.8k£8.9k
Cash£5.8k£5.3k
Debtors£3.0k£3.5k
Net assets£7.0k£7.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2020-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-01-01
    HUSSAIN, Mubarak resigned
    director
  14. 2019-01-01
    SHAHZAD, Khurram resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERKHAMSTED EXECUTIVE CARS LIMITED
  16. 2018-11-07
    KHAN, Tjareb appointed
    director
  17. 2018-11-07
    HUSSAIN, Mubarak appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-07
    SHAHZAD, Khurram appointed
    director
  19. 2018-11-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tjareb Khan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% shares07/11/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mubarak Hussainceased 05/11/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Khurram Shahzadceased 05/11/2021· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2018-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

121 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 2DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Tjareb
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-07
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Active
HUSSAIN, Mubarak
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-07 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
SHAHZAD, Khurram
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-07 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-02-12