ASK AUTO RECYCLING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14530929 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-08
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 46770SIC 46770
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: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-12-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASK AUTO RECYCLING LTD
  7. 2022-12-08
    KRAVCUKS, Valerijs appointed
    director
  8. 2022-12-08
    📄
    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Valerijs Kravcuks
Individual · Latvian · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest08/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Unit 10a Lilleshall Grange
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 9HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KRAVCUKS, Valerijs
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-12-08
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-08