AAA CARS POTTERS BAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
13536291 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-28
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
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-01-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-01-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-11-27
    DALE, Rachel resigned
    director
  7. 2023-09-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-08-09
    DENTON, Harriet Betty appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-01-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-30
    DENTON, Barry resigned
    director
  12. 2022-11-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2022-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-08-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAA CARS POTTERS BAR LTD
  18. 2021-07-28
    DALE, Rachel appointed
    director
  19. 2021-07-28
    DENTON, Barry appointed
    director
  20. 2021-07-28
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Elveria Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Elveria Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AAA CARS POTTERS BAR LTD
This company · 13536291

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elveria Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Regency House
33 Wood Street
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN5 4BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DENTON, Harriet Betty
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
DALE, Rachel
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-07-28 · resigned 2023-11-27
Resigned
DENTON, Barry
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-07-28 · resigned 2022-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-15