ONECARS GARAGE LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £85.4k | £131.8k |
| Current assets | £111.6k | £107.0k |
| Cash | £22.9k | £1.4k |
| Debtors | £88.6k | £75.6k |
| Net assets | £-15.6k | £-49.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-09➕ANSLOOS, Marcus Alphonse appointeddirector
- 2022-04-09➕ANSLOOS, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2022-04-09➖LONGMORE, Stephen Gordon resigneddirector
- 2021-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ONECARS GARAGE LTD
- 2021-07-09➕LONGMORE, Stephen Gordon appointeddirector
- 2021-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-05-07: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Ansloos Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ansloos Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/07/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Samuel James Ansloosceased 23/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Marcus Alphonse Ansloosceased 23/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Gordon Longmoreceased 09/04/2022· 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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