ABBEY COACHES (DARWEN) LIMITED

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04752795 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-02
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
—
year to May 2022
Net worth
£310.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49390SIC 49390
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £310,217
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,414 YoY
Cash YoY
+742%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 742% YoY
Net Worth
£310k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£74k£148k£222k£297k£371kMay 2021May 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2022-05-262021-05-26
Total assets£361.6k£420.7k
Current assets£16.9k£11.7k
Cash£3.0k£361
Debtors£13.9k£11.4k
Net assets£310.2k£370.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-03-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-13
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2024-09-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-09-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-10
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2023-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2023-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-11-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2023-11-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-10-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2022-09-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-08-09
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  20. 2022-07-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2022-02-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-11-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  24. 2017-09-15
    ➕
    DIN, Asif Mohammed appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-15
    ➖
    GLOVER, George Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2017-07-04
    ➖
    SULEMAN, Mohammed resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  28. 2016-10-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    GLOVER, George Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-26
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Terence resigned
    director
  31. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    SULEMAN, Mohammed appointed
    director
  32. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  33. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Lynne resigned
    director
  34. 2005-05-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Lynne appointed
    director
  36. 2003-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY COACHES (DARWEN) LIMITED
  37. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  38. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Terence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-02-26

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Asif Mohammed Din
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/09/2024

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Office 1 Transport House
Iron Business Park
Blackburn
BB2 3QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-02-26OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-05-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DIN, Asif Mohammed→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
GLOVER, George Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2017-09-15
Resigned
O'NEILL, Lynne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, Terence→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2014-09-26
Resigned
SULEMAN, Mohammed→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2017-07-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge1 property17/11/201703/11/2023
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge1 property21/10/201603/11/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/05/200520/10/2016

Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-09-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03