ZOOM2 CARS LTD

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SC442345 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,823
Cash YoY
+262%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 262% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 329% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£8k-£5k-£2k£1k£4k£8kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-202024-02-20
Total assets£-1.8k£-8.1k
Current assets£7.5k£1.8k
Cash£6.4k£1.8k
Debtors£1.2k—
Net assets£-1.8k£-8.1k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-21
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-11-15
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  7. 2024-02-23
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  8. 2023-11-23
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  9. 2023-02-24
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  10. 2022-11-24
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-01-05
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  12. 2021-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  13. 2021-01-14
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  14. 2020-02-13
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  15. 2019-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-09-17
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-09-17
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  18. 2019-06-01
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    KAUR, Gurdep resigned
    director
  19. 2015-02-08
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    PUREWAL, Surinder Singh appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-08
    ➕
    KAUR, Gurdep appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-08
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    PUREWAL, Tajinder Singh resigned
    director
  22. 2013-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ZOOM2 CARS LTD
  23. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    PUREWAL, Tajinder Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Surinder Singh Purewal
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

51 St. Andrews Drive
Glasgow
G41 5JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last made up to: 2025-02-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PUREWAL, Surinder Singh→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-02-08
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Active
KAUR, Gurdep→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-02-08 · resigned 2019-06-01
Resigned
PUREWAL, Tajinder Singh→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2015-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05