ACTION GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-60 | £100 |
| Current assets | £3.9k | £302.2k |
| Cash | £3.9k | £302.2k |
| Net assets | £-60 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-09-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-01➕HOLMES, Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➖HOLMES, Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-06-01➕KIRAN, Mounisha Balasuresh appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➖KIRAN, Mounisha Balasuresh resigneddirector
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10➖MCGERTY, Paul Frederick resigneddirector
- 2020-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2020-02-24➕HOLMES, Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24➕MCGERTY, Paul Frederick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-21: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-09-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mei Investment Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/02/2025 |
Bbk Group Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/02/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Automania Commercials (Holdings) Ltdceased 01/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Richard Holmesceased 18/10/2024· 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Paul Frederick Mcgertyceased 10/12/2021· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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