ACTIPHARM CARS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14885062 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
11 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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-10
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2024-10-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2024-08-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIPHARM CARS LTD
  9. 2023-05-22
    PATEL, Amit, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-22
    PATEL, Jignesh appointed
    director
  11. 2023-05-22
    PATEL, Rashmibala appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATEL, Amit, Dr (same surname) appointed 2023-05-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Amit Patel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/05/2023
Mrs Rashmibala Patel
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/05/2023
Mr Jignesh Patel
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Unit 23 Tariff Road
London
N17 0YX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PATEL, Amit, Dr
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-05-22
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Active
PATEL, Jignesh
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-22
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Active
PATEL, Rashmibala
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-05-22
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-12-10
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-22