ABBEY PARK MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01379432 · ltd · incorporated 1978-07-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£408.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 46.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £408,199
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,114 YoY
Cash YoY
+71%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£408k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £691.8k | £693.9k |
| Current assets | £170.4k | £168.6k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £164.5k | £165.2k |
| Net assets | £408.2k | £410.3k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-05➕PATEL, Rina Lakhani appointeddirector
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-21🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2013-03-19➖PATEL, Monica Harish resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-19➖PATEL, Monica Harish resigneddirector
- 2012-03-19➖PATEL, Sumati Harishkumar resigneddirector
- 2008-01-14➖PATEL, Harishkumar Maneklal resigneddirector
- 2001-07-26➕PATEL, Sundeep Harish appointeddirector
- 2001-07-26➕PATEL, Monica Harish appointeddirector
- 1982-06-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1981-08-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1981-01-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1981-01-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1980-04-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1978-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY PARK MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATEL, Rina Lakhani (same surname) appointed 2023-10-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sundeep Harish Patel Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10TEN AUTO REPAIRS LTD→ 16863746 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 CARS LTD→ 16442312 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4X4HQ LTD→ 12162254 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.C.E AUTO REPAIRS LTD→ 15543310 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A1 JAPANEEDS AUTO LTD→ 05741972 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A1 POWDER COAT LTD→ 13375975 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A7 CARS LTD→ 15286353 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABABBEEL CARS LTD→ 10587288 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABBASI AUTOMOBILE AND RECOVERY LTD→ 16763629 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBEY MOTORCYCLES LIMITED→ 04714142 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ABL CARS LTD→ 05823247 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ABR VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14938868 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
76 Tuckers Road
Loughborough
LE11 2PJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
PATEL, Rina Lakhani→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Sundeep Harish→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Monica Harish→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2013-03-19
PATEL, Harishkumar Maneklal→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2008-01-14
PATEL, Monica Harish→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2013-03-19
PATEL, Sumati Harishkumar→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2012-03-19
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 4 properties | 21/06/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 2 properties | 23/06/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/08/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/01/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/01/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/04/1980 | — |
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Recent filings (107 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-04