A C T MOTOR REPAIRS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11770965 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£494
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
50
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 £494
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£494
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£19k£28k£37k£47kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£50.1k£50.2k
Current assets£46.8k£46.4k
Net assets£494£408

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-04-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A C T MOTOR REPAIRS LTD
  14. 2019-01-16
    TRIKOMITIS, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Andrew Christopher Trikomitis
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

71 Briar Road
Watford
WD25 0LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TRIKOMITIS, Andrew Christopher
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-16
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-17