AKA GARAGE & PARTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15261558 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,732
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£13k
Current Assets
£235
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.7k |
| Current assets | £235 |
| Net assets | £-12.7k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-05➕CATIRAU, Nicolae appointeddirector
- 2024-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-04➖SARACUTU, Valeriu resigneddirector
- 2023-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AKA GARAGE & PARTS LTD
- 2023-11-06➕SARACUTU, Valeriu appointeddirector
- 2023-11-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicolae Catirau Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 05/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Valeriu Saracutuceased 04/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2 WHEELS LIMITED→ 04650552 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A & T VEHICLE SERVICING (UK) LTD→ 05882657 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A C MOTORS (COLCHESTER) LIMITED→ 07716977 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A T AUTOS (ESSEX) LIMITED→ 11576617 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABBEY MOTORS COLCHESTER LTD→ 07650077 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ABS PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 15196636 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADK AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED→ 15216502 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALL YEAR BIKER (SUDBURY) LTD→ 11762112 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALPHA MOT CENTRE LIMITED→ 15457589 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANCHOR MOTORS LIMITED→ 04586360 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ANDREW PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 05549916 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ANGLIA PEOPLECARRIERS LTD→ 04819788 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
104 Booth Avenue
Colchester
CO4 3AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CATIRAU, Nicolae→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-03-05
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SARACUTU, Valeriu→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-11-06 · resigned 2024-03-04
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-06