AFFORDABLE CARS OF KENT, LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC326241 · llp · incorporated 2007-02-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees5400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-03-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  8. 2023-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  9. 2023-12-10
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  10. 2023-12-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  11. 2023-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2023-04-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-02-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-02-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2018-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  25. 2017-02-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-03-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander Consumer (UK) PLC
  28. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    JEBCO GROUP LP resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2014-05-30
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Valerie Ann resigned
    llp-member
  30. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    WIGGER, Timothy Patrick, Financial Director resigned
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    JEBCO GROUP LP appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Tina appointed
    llp-member
  33. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Valerie Ann appointed
    llp-member
  34. 2008-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Timothy Patrick Wigger
  35. 2007-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFORDABLE CARS OF KENT, LLP
  36. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Neil David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  37. 2007-02-22
    ➕
    WIGGER, Timothy Patrick, Financial Director appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil David Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

28 Castleview Business Centre
Gas House Road
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROBERTS, Neil David→
llp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2007-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Tina→
llp-member · ~47y · appointed 2009-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIGGER, Timothy Patrick, Financial Director→
llp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
JEBCO GROUP LP→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
ROBERTS, Valerie Ann→
llp-member · ~72y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander Consumer (UK) PLC
A registered charge—12/03/201504/12/2023
outstanding
Timothy Patrick Wigger
Debenture1 property21/08/2008—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-12-15
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11