A CARS BANBURY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15638956 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Metric2025-04-30

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
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-04-24
    AHMED, Nasir Saghire appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-24
    AKHTAR, Jabeen resigned
    director
  10. 2024-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-04-18
    AHMED, Nasir Saghire resigned
    director
  14. 2024-04-18
    AKHTAR, Jabeen appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A CARS BANBURY LTD
  16. 2024-04-12
    AHMED, Nasir Saghire appointed
    director
  17. 2024-04-12
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    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 2.1 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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nasir Saghire Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jabeen Akhtarceased 24/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2024-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

3d Bridge Wharf
Lower Cherwell Street
Banbury
Oxon
OX16 5AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AHMED, Nasir Saghire
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-24
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Active
AHMED, Nasir Saghire
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-12 · resigned 2024-04-18
Resigned
AKHTAR, Jabeen
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-18 · resigned 2024-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-12