A CAR CARE CENTRE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13502403 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-02-25
    LORRIMAN, Peter John appointed
    director
  11. 2025-02-25
    BROOKE, Richard Edward resigned
    director
  12. 2024-10-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A CAR CARE CENTRE SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2021-07-09
    BROOKE, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2021-07-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter John Lorriman
Individual · English · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Edward Brookeceased 25/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Corby Park
Derwent Close
Hornsea
HU18 1HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LORRIMAN, Peter John
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-25
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Active
BROOKE, Richard Edward
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30