ANDERBY DRIVING CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04491279 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-22
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,228
Cash YoY
+282%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 282% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kAug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.2k£5.0k
Current assets£11.1k£16.9k
Cash£3.1k£801
Debtors£8.1k£16.1k
Net assets£1.2k£1.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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. 2026-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-08-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2025-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-06-13
    ➕
    KENT, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-13
    ➕
    KENT, Graham James appointed
    director
  19. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    HASTINGS, Sharon Louise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    HASTINGS, David resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    HASTINGS, Sharon Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    HASTINGS, Sharon Louise appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-07
    ➖
    MARLEY, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-08-07
    ➕
    HASTINGS, David appointed
    director
  25. 2002-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERBY DRIVING CENTRE LIMITED
  26. 2002-07-22
    ➕
    MARLEY, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-07-22
    ➕
    HASTINGS, Sharon Louise appointed
    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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 68. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Graham James Kent
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Education & training · DN postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ACADEMY FOR BOARD TRAINING LTD→
13156456 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ADVENTURING ANGELS LTD→
13817087 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AIDOLOGY TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED→
16171300 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AL-KARAM TRUST LIMITED→
09970015 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ALLEGRO THEATRE DANCE ACADEMY LTD→
11632960 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ALM TRAINING LIMITED→
12963291 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ALMOND BOXING ACADEMY C.I.C.→
11419492 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ANTIOCH TRAINING CENTRE C.I.C.→
12821819 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AP TRAINING AND COACHING LIMITED→
15545699 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
APDR. LTD→
16405025 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
APPLE TREE DAY NURSERY LIMITED→
04970406 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
AQUANAUTS SWIMMING ACADEMY LTD→
08507759 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

110 Cromwell Road
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN31 2DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KENT, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENT, Graham James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HASTINGS, Sharon Louise→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned
MARLEY, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-22 · resigned 2002-08-07
Resigned
HASTINGS, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-07 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned
HASTINGS, Sharon Louise→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-07-22 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27