1930S WEDDING CARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08393037 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-07
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
£-6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,438
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,513 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 410% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.4k | £20.7k |
| Current assets | £2.4k | £15.0k |
| Cash | £2.4k | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £-6.4k | £2.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-07-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 1930S WEDDING CARS LIMITED
- 2013-02-07➕THEOPHANOUS, Phanos Andreas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Phanos Andreas Theophanous Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Transport & logistics · N postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 PARCEL LTD→ 10094925 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 12 H H S CAR PARK LIMITED→ 14601272 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1COACH PRO(UK) LTD→ 14155153 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1ST CLASS CARS (NE) LTD→ 13427146 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1ST NEPHI LTD→ 16483501 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2065 LOGISTICS LTD→ 16918243 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2222 LONDON ROAD LTD→ 16183432 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 24 HOURS LOGISTICS LTD→ 15819028 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 24/7 UK MOBILE TYRES LTD→ 16583416 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3COMMERCE LTD→ 11285773 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3MS LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 15316360 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4 U LTD→ 15146372 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
32 Hollickwood Avenue
London
N12 0LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
THEOPHANOUS, Phanos Andreas→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-07
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-12