ANDREW PARNABY MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04017262 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-19
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£140.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £140,930
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£141k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £140.9k | £132.1k |
| Current assets | £82.8k | £88.4k |
| Net assets | £140.9k | £132.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2017-09-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-07-14➖PARNABY, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2000-08-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW PARNABY MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2000-06-19➕PARNABY, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2000-06-19➕PARNABY, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-19➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-19➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-19➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-06-19➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARNABY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Parnaby Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/09/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Parnabyceased 20/09/2019· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Helen Parnabyceased 02/10/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 Coulson Street
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 7RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
PARNABY, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARNABY, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2017-07-14
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-06-19
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2000-06-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/08/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10