CHARING CROSS CARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC213715 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£124.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 25.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £124,836
Cash YoY
+73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£129k
↑ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£125k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£325k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £128.4k | £96.8k |
| Current assets | £324.6k | £353.8k |
| Cash | £129.1k | £74.7k |
| Debtors | £44.7k | £98.9k |
| Net assets | £124.8k | £60.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-09-17➖DAVIS, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-11-07➕RANKIN, Graeme Mcnaught appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-07➖DAVIS, Elizaberth resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARING CROSS CARS LIMITED
- 2000-12-12➕RANKIN, Graeme Mcnaught appointeddirector
- 2000-12-12➕DAVIS, Elizaberth appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-12➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-12➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-12➕DAVIS, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Mcnaught Rankin Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Davisceased 17/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
86 St. Andrews Drive
Bridge Of Weir
Renfrewshire
PA11 3JD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RANKIN, Graeme Mcnaught→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-11-07
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RANKIN, Graeme Mcnaught→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-12-12
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DAVIS, Elizaberth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2001-11-07
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2000-12-12
DAVIS, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2021-09-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/04/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-07-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-09