ANDOVER CAR REPAIRS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11913388 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
21 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-20
    ➖
    LAMPARD, Darren resigned
    director
  7. 2024-04-15
    ➕
    BAKANAVICIUS, Zydrunas appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-31
    ➕
    LAMPARD, Darren appointed
    director
  11. 2021-07-31
    ➖
    NOVIKOVS, Aleksandrs resigned
    director
  12. 2021-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-05
    ➖
    BAKANAVICIUS, Zydrunas resigned
    director
  17. 2019-04-05
    ➕
    NOVIKOVS, Aleksandrs appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDOVER CAR REPAIRS LTD
  21. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    BAKANAVICIUS, Zydrunas appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-29
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zydrunas Bakanavicius
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Barton Stacey Services A303 Westbound
Barton Stacey, Hants
Winchester
SO21 3NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BAKANAVICIUS, Zydrunas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKANAVICIUS, Zydrunas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned
LAMPARD, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-31 · resigned 2024-04-20
Resigned
NOVIKOVS, Aleksandrs→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-04-05 · resigned 2021-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12