ABERCONWY CAR AND VAN HIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02633508 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-30

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£1.26M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,262,690

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£174k

↓ 8.4% YoY

Net Worth

£1.3m

↑ 8.9% YoY

Current Assets

£1.9m

↑ 1.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1.64M	£1.52M
Current assets	£1.91M	£1.88M
Cash	£174.5k	£190.4k
Debtors	£461.3k	£375.1k
Net assets	£1.26M	£1.16M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-01-15
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accounts · AA
2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-07
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officers · CH01
2020-07-07
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officers · CH01
2020-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-31
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capital · SH01
2020-03-31
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capital · SH01
2020-01-14
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accounts · AA
2018-08-13
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accounts · AA
2018-06-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-13
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officers · AP01
2018-04-05
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WILLIAMS, Anna Rosie Claire appointed
director
2018-04-05
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WILLIAMS, Victoria Suzanne appointed
director
2009-11-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-04-04
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WILLIAMS, Craig Andrew appointed
secretary
2008-04-04
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WILLIAMS, Bryn David appointed
director
2008-04-04
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WILLIAMS, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2008-04-04
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SATCHWELL, Brenda Yvonne resigned
secretary
2008-04-04
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MICHELL, William Frank resigned
director
1992-07-10
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SATCHWELL, Brenda Yvonne appointed
secretary
1992-07-10
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TAYLOR, Kenneth resigned
secretary
1991-07-30
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Company incorporated
As ABERCONWY CAR AND VAN HIRE LIMITED
1991-07-30
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TAYLOR, Kenneth appointed
secretary
1991-07-30
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-07-30
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-07-30
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MICHELL, William Frank appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Victoria Suzanne Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/03/2018
Mrs Anna Rosie Claire Williams Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/03/2018
Mr Bryn David Williams Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/07/2016
Mr Craig Andrew Williams Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/07/2016

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

Incorporated1991-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Maesdu Road

Llandudno

North Wales

LL30 1HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-12

Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Craig Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-04

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Active

WILLIAMS, Anna Rosie Claire→

director · ~40y · appointed 2018-04-05

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Active

WILLIAMS, Bryn David→

director · ~44y · appointed 2008-04-04

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Active

WILLIAMS, Craig Andrew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-04-04

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Active

WILLIAMS, Victoria Suzanne→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-05

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Active

SATCHWELL, Brenda Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 1992-07-10 · resigned 2008-04-04

Resigned

TAYLOR, Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 1991-07-30 · resigned 1992-07-10

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-30 · resigned 1991-07-30

Resigned

MICHELL, William Frank→

director · ~77y · appointed 1991-07-30 · resigned 2008-04-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/11/2009	—

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