CARS WITH CHARACTOR LIMITED
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.0k | £36.1k |
| Current assets | £9.5k | £86.9k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £80.8k |
| Net assets | £49.0k | £36.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CARS WITH CHARACTOR LIMITED
- 2022-03-01➕HUGHES, Daniel Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Richard Hughes Individual · English · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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.
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