ABBEY RADIO CARS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04270257 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-08-14
    ➖
    SHAH AND COMPANY CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SHAH, Mukesh appointed
    director
  18. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SHAH AND COMPANY CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    NICE, Gerard Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony James resigned
    director
  21. 2001-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY RADIO CARS LIMITED
  22. 2001-08-14
    ➕
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-08-14
    ➖
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-08-14
    ➕
    NICE, Gerard Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2001-08-14
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony James appointed
    director
  26. 2001-08-14
    ➕
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-08-14
    ➖
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mr Shah
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

15 Stanier Street
Swindon
SN1 5QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SHAH, Mukesh→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2001-08-14
Resigned
SHAH AND COMPANY CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned
NICE, Gerard Joseph→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
SMITH, Anthony James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2001-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19