AJCARSLONDONLTD LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15402947 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-10
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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, 1 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,400
Net assets shrinking
Down £600 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£600
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kJan 2025Jan 2026

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-24
Total assets£3.6k£4.2k
Current assets£2.4k£2.4k
Cash£600£600
Debtors£600£600
Net assets£2.4k£3.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-01
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman resigned
    director
  8. 2025-03-07
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman appointed
    director
  9. 2025-01-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-11-01
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-02-17
    ALMOSTAFA, Ahmad appointed
    director
  15. 2024-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  16. 2024-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-02-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2024-02-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2024-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-02-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2024-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-02-12
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman resigned
    secretary
  23. 2024-02-08
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman appointed
    secretary
  24. 2024-02-07
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman appointed
    director
  25. 2024-02-04
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman resigned
    director
  26. 2024-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJCARSLONDONLTD LTD
  27. 2024-01-10
    ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman appointed
    director
  28. 2024-01-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 low
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
Ahmad Almostafa
Individual
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest17/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Iaman Almoustafaceased 02/02/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

1 Hillfield Road Hillfield Road
Comberton
Cambridge
CB23 7DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ALMOSTAFA, Ahmad
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-17
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Active
ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman
secretary · appointed 2024-02-08 · resigned 2024-02-12
Resigned
ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-03-07 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-02-07 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
ALMOUSTAFA, Iaman
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-01-10 · resigned 2024-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2024-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-17