BOSPHORUS AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11812422 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-07-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-07-01
    UGRAS, Ozge resigned
    director
  11. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSPHORUS AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
  15. 2019-02-07
    UGRAS, Cumhur appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-07
    UGRAS, Ozge appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-07
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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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cumhur Ugras
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ozge Ugrasceased 28/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Ln12 Armstrong House First Avenue
Doncaster Finningley Airport
Doncaster
DN9 3GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

UGRAS, Cumhur
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-07
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Active
UGRAS, Ozge
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-02-07 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08