ANGLE PARK AUTO CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC310118 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-13
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-08-30
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  5. 2021-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-06-29
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-06-17
    AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2015-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-04-06
    JAHAN, Kamran appointed
    director
  19. 2010-04-06
    OSWALD, Malcolm resigned
    director
  20. 2006-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLE PARK AUTO CENTRE LIMITED
  21. 2006-10-13
    AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-10-13
    OSWALD, Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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 Kamran Jahan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

22 Lower Gilmore Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 9NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JAHAN, Kamran
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-04-06
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Active
AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2016-06-17
Resigned
OSWALD, Malcolm
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2010-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-04