G VEHICLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC581514 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-14
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2,985
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,707 YoY
Cash YoY
+720%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£205
↑ 720% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 513% YoY
Current Assets
£413
↓ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£2k-£292£1k£2k£4kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-3.0k£722
Current assets£413£3.7k
Cash£205£25
Debtors£208£3.7k
Net assets£-3.0k£722

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-01-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-13
    TAHIR, Mohammad Adnan resigned
    secretary
  11. 2018-12-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As G VEHICLES LTD
  13. 2017-11-14
    TAHIR, Mohammad Adnan appointed
    director
  14. 2017-11-14
    TAHIR, Mohammad Adnan appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-11-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Adnan Tahir
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

51 Admiral Street
Glasgow
G41 1HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAHIR, Mohammad Adnan
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-11-14
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Active
TAHIR, Mohammad Adnan
secretary · appointed 2017-11-14 · resigned 2018-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19