A25 CARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12884688 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-16
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£69.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.3y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £69,269
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£69k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£126k
↑ 269% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £107.1k | £38.7k |
| Current assets | £126.0k | £34.1k |
| Cash | — | £886 |
| Debtors | — | £33.2k |
| Net assets | £69.3k | £38.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nationwide Finance Limited
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-06➖BULL, Harrison Louis Richard resigneddirector
- 2020-10-05➖HICKS, James resigneddirector
- 2020-09-30➕BULL, Harrison Louis Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A25 CARS LIMITED
- 2020-09-16➕GREENFIELD, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-09-16➕HICKS, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Greenfield Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Hicksceased 05/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Transport & logistics · RH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 EXPRESS DELIVERY LTD→ 11573946 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4-WHEELS EXPRESS DELIVERY LTD→ 11463223 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A & C EXHIBITIONS LTD→ 03266624 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| A1A LOGISTICS LTD→ 14067378 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A21 EXECUTIVE LTD→ 16931967 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A247 GATWICK CARS LTD→ 14596350 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AA QUALITY SHIPPING LTD→ 14100639 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AAR RELIABLE LIMITED→ 15992053 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AB FLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED→ 14362197 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABACAB DORKING LIMITED→ 12270577 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABILIS INTERNATIONAL MOVERS & SHIPPERS LTD→ 09981459 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AC CARS GATWICK LIMITED→ 14786644 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Southlands Courtyard
Southlands Lane
Oxted
Surrey
RH8 9PH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
GREENFIELD, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BULL, Harrison Louis Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-09-30 · resigned 2020-10-06
HICKS, James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-09-16 · resigned 2020-10-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nationwide Finance Nationwide Finance Limited | A registered charge | 5 properties | 06/02/2026 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (31 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04