ABN CARS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12819083 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-17
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49420Removal services
  • 53201SIC 53201
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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 (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1£3.5k
Net assets£1£3.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-08
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  7. 2023-08-02
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2023-06-01
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2023-06-01
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  10. 2023-06-01
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  13. 2022-07-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABN CARS LTD
  17. 2020-08-17
    KEDIDI, Brahim appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-17
    📄
    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 6 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: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brahim Kedidi
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares17/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

219 Beck Square Lea Bridge Road
Leyton
London
E10 7GA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEDIDI, Brahim
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-17
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-09-08
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-08-02
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-01
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-06-01
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-04-20