ACAR TRADING LTD

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14785038 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (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 (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 4 address
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
    WHALE, Kevin resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-13
    WHALE, Kevin appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-03-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-03-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2026-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2026-03-01
    ACAR, Mazlum appointed
    director
  10. 2026-03-01
    TAS, Irem resigned
    director
  11. 2026-02-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2026-01-13
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  13. 2026-01-13
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  14. 2026-01-13
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  15. 2025-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2025-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-12-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-12-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-05-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-05-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2024-05-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-05-10
    ACAR, Mazlum resigned
    secretary
  24. 2024-05-10
    ACAR, Mazlum resigned
    director
  25. 2024-05-01
    BYASHIMOVA, Oguljahan resigned
    director
  26. 2024-05-01
    TAS, Irem appointed
    director
  27. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  29. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  30. 2024-04-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  31. 2023-05-10
    BYASHIMOVA, Oguljahan appointed
    director
  32. 2023-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACAR TRADING LTD
  33. 2023-04-06
    ACAR, Mazlum appointed
    secretary
  34. 2023-04-06
    ACAR, Mazlum appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: TAS, Irem resigned 2026-03-01; WHALE, Kevin resigned 2026-05-01

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mazlum Acar
Individual · Turkish · DOB 07/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

12 Warwick Court
Durham
County Durham
DH1 3QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ACAR, Mazlum
director · ~26y · appointed 2026-03-01
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Active
ACAR, Mazlum
secretary · appointed 2023-04-06 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
ACAR, Mazlum
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-04-06 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
BYASHIMOVA, Oguljahan
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-10 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
TAS, Irem
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned
WHALE, Kevin
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-03-13 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-17
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-01-13
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-01-13
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07