ABBEY CAR HIRE (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02645371 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
103 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2001-11-13➖LAING, Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-09-01➕MACHADO, Davide Agostinho Ferreira appointeddirector
- 2000-02-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mr Jose Serafim
- 1996-04-17➖RE, Victor resigneddirector
- 1996-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1995-04-24➕MACHADO, Ana appointedsecretary
- 1995-04-17➖RE, Victor resignedsecretary
- 1991-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY CAR HIRE (UK) LIMITED
- 1991-09-12➕MACHADO, Joao Manuel appointeddirector
- 1991-09-12➕CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-09-12➖CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-09-12➕LAING, Robert appointeddirector
- 1991-09-12➕CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-05-12➖CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-01-12➕RE, Victor appointedsecretary
- 1991-01-12➕RE, Victor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Davide Agostinho Ferreira Machado Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/09/2023 |
Mr Joao Manuel Machado Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
205 Lower Clapton Road
London
E5 8EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
MACHADO, Davide Agostinho Ferreira→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2000-09-01
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MACHADO, Joao Manuel→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1991-09-12
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RE, Victor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-01-12 · resigned 1995-04-17
CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-12 · resigned 1991-09-12
LAING, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1991-09-12 · resigned 2001-11-13
RE, Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1991-01-12 · resigned 1996-04-17
CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-09-12 · resigned 1991-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mr Jose Serafim | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/02/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 19/03/1996 | 08/10/2008 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23