NIO NEXTEV UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14221122 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45111Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-04-30
    GALVIN, Matthew Keith Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-09-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-06-07
    GALVIN, Matthew Keith Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2022-07-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2022-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-07-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-07-12
    OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2022-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NIO NEXTEV UK LIMITED
  20. 2022-07-07
    CHEN, Chen appointed
    director
  21. 2022-07-07
    OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2022-07-07
    📄
    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: 2026-07-20

Group structure

Nio Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Nio Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
NIO NEXTEV UK LIMITED
This company · 14221122

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
Nio Inc
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

Nio,
Book End
Witney
OX29 0YE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHEN, Chen
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-07-07
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Active
OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-07-07 · resigned 2022-07-12
Resigned
GALVIN, Matthew Keith Anthony
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17