CLASSIC RESTORATION AND REPAIR LTD

💤Zombieactive
12041424 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-10
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 30 → 50
  • · Opportunity score: 53 → 61
  • · Bankability: 45 → 55
  • · Filings: 17 → 18
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Opportunity score: 5361
  • Hygiene score: 3050
  • Bankability: 4555
  • Filings: 1718
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 3 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC RESTORATION AND REPAIR LTD
  12. 2019-06-10
    LE FEVRE, Jacques Leo Edward appointed
    director
  13. 2019-06-10
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jacques Leo Edward Le Fevre
Individual · British · DOB 12/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

Berkeley House
Hesket Newmarket
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 8JG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-23
Last: 2026-06-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LE FEVRE, Jacques Leo Edward
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-06-10
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05