PARAMOUNT CARS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01597471 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 41.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 41.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

33 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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address · AD01
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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officers · AP01
2024-09-11
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officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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MALONEY, Richard James appointed
director
2024-09-02
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THOMAS, Richard John appointed
director
2024-06-28
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WILLIS, Mark Simon resigned
director
2024-06-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-01
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WILLIAMSON, Neil appointed
director
2023-10-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-07
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CASHA, Martin Shaun resigned
director
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-30
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HERBERT, Mark Philip resigned
director
2019-04-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-08
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WILLIS, Mark Simon appointed
director
2019-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-01
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HERBERT, Mark Philip appointed
director
2019-03-31
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FINN, Trevor Garry resigned
director
2019-03-31
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HOLDEN, Timothy Paul resigned
director
2017-01-01
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MALONEY, Richard James appointed
secretary
2017-01-01
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SYKES, Hilary Claire resigned
secretary
2009-12-11
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HOLDEN, Timothy Paul appointed
director
2009-12-10
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FORSYTH, David Robertson resigned
director
1998-08-14
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TOOLEY, Ian Leonard resigned
director
1997-10-01
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FORSYTH, David Robertson appointed
director
1997-10-01
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WHEELER, Ian resigned
director
1995-09-19
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CASHA, Martin Shaun appointed
director
1995-09-12
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QUIGG, Kevin Barry resigned
director
1994-12-05
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HIBBERT, David Anthony resigned
secretary
1994-12-05
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SYKES, Hilary Claire appointed
secretary
1989-03-02
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Charge satisfied #2
1985-07-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Chartered Trust PLC
1984-09-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1981-11-12
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Company incorporated
As PARAMOUNT CARS LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Pendragon Motor Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pendragon Motor Group Limited

Corporate parent

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PARAMOUNT CARS LIMITED

This company · 01597471

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pendragon Motor Group Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1981-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Lithia House 2 Oakwood Court, Little Oak Drive

Annesley

Nottingham

NG15 0DR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05