ABC CABS (KNOWSLEY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02348941 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-16

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£120

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £120

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£120

~ YoY

Current Assets

£120

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£120	£120
Current assets	£120	£120
Net assets	£120	£120

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2019-12-04
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accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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O'NEILL, Stephen appointed
director
2017-12-19
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CUMMINS, David resigned
director
2017-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-12-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-12-19
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officers · AP01
2017-12-19
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officers · TM01
2016-11-29
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accounts · AA
2015-12-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-19
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CUMMINS, David appointed
director
2015-03-12
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O'CONNOR, Colin Donald resigned
director
2011-04-01
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O'CONNOR, Colin Donald appointed
director
2011-03-31
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JENNINGS, Anthony resigned
director
2009-02-09
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JENNINGS, Anthony appointed
director
2009-02-09
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NULTY, Paul Liam resigned
director
2008-03-24
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O'SULLIVAN, John resigned
secretary
2007-09-03
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KENNEDY, Kevin resigned
secretary
2007-09-03
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O'SULLIVAN, John appointed
secretary
2007-09-03
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MCCOY, Peter resigned
director
2007-09-03
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NULTY, Paul Liam appointed
director
2003-08-18
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KENNEDY, Kevin appointed
secretary
2003-08-18
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MCCOY, Peter resigned
secretary
2003-08-18
➖
DODGSON, Alan resigned
director
2003-08-18
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MCCOY, Peter appointed
director
2002-11-20
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ANDERSON, Anthony resigned
secretary
2002-11-20
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MCCOY, Peter appointed
secretary
1998-06-09
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CAMPBELL, Terrance Anthony resigned
director
1998-06-09
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DODGSON, Alan appointed
director
1993-11-17
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ANDERSON, Anthony appointed
secretary
1993-11-17
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WILLMITT, Roy resigned
secretary
1993-01-27
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BALMFORTH, William resigned
director
1993-01-27
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CAMPBELL, Terrance Anthony appointed
director
1989-02-16
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Company incorporated
As ABC CABS (KNOWSLEY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen O'Neill Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	19/12/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Cumminsceased 19/12/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

17 Warrington Road

Prescot

Merseyside

L34 5QX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

O'NEILL, Stephen→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-19

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Active

ANDERSON, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 2002-11-20

Resigned

KENNEDY, Kevin→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2007-09-03

Resigned

MCCOY, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2003-08-18

Resigned

O'SULLIVAN, John→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2008-03-24

Resigned

WILLMITT, Roy→

secretary · resigned 1993-11-17

Resigned

BALMFORTH, William→

director · ~93y · resigned 1993-01-27

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Terrance Anthony→

director · ~97y · appointed 1993-01-27 · resigned 1998-06-09

Resigned

CUMMINS, David→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2017-12-19

Resigned

DODGSON, Alan→

director · ~85y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2003-08-18

Resigned

JENNINGS, Anthony→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2011-03-31

Resigned

MCCOY, Peter→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2007-09-03

Resigned

NULTY, Paul Liam→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2009-02-09

Resigned

O'CONNOR, Colin Donald→

director · ~75y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2015-03-12

Resigned

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