ARCHES CAR WASH LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI672162 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-01

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

11 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2025-04-03
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address · AD01
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
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Company incorporated
As ARCHES CAR WASH LTD
2020-09-01
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BALAJ, Luljan appointed
director
2020-09-01
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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.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean

No 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 Luljan Balaj Individual · Kosovan · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/09/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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J.K.C.SPECIALIST CARS LIMITED→ NI013216 · est 1978	£2.51M £2.01M–£3.02M	—	—	89	47y	84	84y
JF CAR SALES LIMITED→ NI624551 · est 2014	£817.2k £653.8k–£980.7k	£3.14M	—	500	12y	84	68y
ROADSIDE (GARAGES) LIMITED→ NI019543 · est 1986	£509.6k £407.7k–£611.6k	—	—	23	39y	85	61y
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HOWARD ABRAHAM (MOTORS) LIMITED→ NI004747 · est 1960	£32.3k £25.8k–£38.7k	—	—	25	65y	87	78y
LISBURN AUTO SALVAGE LIMITED→ NI603743 · est 2010	—	—	—	2400	15y	85	64y
TRACTOR SPARES (N.I.) LIMITED→ NI017801 · est 1984 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	41y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-09-01

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

196b Upper Lisburn Road

Finaghy

Belfast

BT10 0LA

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALAJ, Luljan→

director · ~51y · appointed 2020-09-01

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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-10-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-20

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2020-09-01