3E VALETING CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13916411 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,017
Cash YoY
+143%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 143% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 238% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 122% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£13.0k£3.9k
Current assets£20.3k£9.2k
Cash£20.3k£8.4k
Debtors£782
Net assets£13.0k£3.9k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3E VALETING CENTRE LIMITED
  7. 2022-02-15
    LOHJA, Emiljan appointed
    director
  8. 2022-02-15
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emiljan Lohja
Individual · Albanian · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Flat C
1 Baddow Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOHJA, Emiljan
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-02-15
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-15