OFF-ROAD CUSTOM AND CLASSIC VEHICLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC616635 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-33.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 29320SIC 29320
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,234
Very low cash
Cash position: £59
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£33k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£59
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£34k-£27k-£20k-£13k-£6k£658Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-23.7k£-24.1k
Current assets£59£658
Cash£59£658
Net assets£-33.2k£-34.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-10
    BOYLE, James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OFF-ROAD CUSTOM AND CLASSIC VEHICLES LIMITED
  10. 2018-12-20
    BOYLE, James appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-12-20
    BOYLE, James appointed
    director
  12. 2018-12-20
    BOYLE, James appointed
    director
  13. 2018-12-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 09/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2018
Fiona Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
sig. influencesignificant influence20/12/2018
James Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence20/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Unit 7. Block 5 Larkfield Industrial Estate
Earnhill Road
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA16 0EQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BOYLE, James
secretary · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active
BOYLE, James
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active
BOYLE, James
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-12-20