ADVANCE CAR AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12865743 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-08
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-185.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (0 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £185,202

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£185k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£185k-£141k-£98k-£54k-£10k£34kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-183.9k£-159.2k
Current assets£33.7k£32.1k
Net assets£-185.2k£-160.0k

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-21
    DAVISON, Matthew Paul resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-11-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE CAR AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD
  13. 2020-09-08
    DAVISON, Matthew Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2020-09-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1 Portrack Grange Close
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 2PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

DAVISON, Matthew Paul
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-09-08 · resigned 2026-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30