17 PLUS DRIVING TUITION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04812813 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-26

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Driving school activities

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-01
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DABB, Kenny appointed
director
2022-07-01
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HEAL, Lesley Ann Frances resigned
director
2021-09-27
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FRENCH, Malcolm resigned
secretary
2021-09-27
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FRENCH, Malcolm resigned
director
2017-02-20
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FRENCH, Malcolm appointed
director
2010-01-01
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FRENCH, Malcolm appointed
secretary
2010-01-01
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WYRILL, Martin James resigned
secretary
2007-10-08
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PECK, Robert resigned
secretary
2007-10-08
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WYRILL, Martin James appointed
secretary
2003-07-30
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PECK, Robert appointed
secretary
2003-07-30
➖
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-30
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HEAL, Lesley Ann Frances appointed
director
2003-07-30
➖
CREDITREFORM LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-26
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Company incorporated
As 17 PLUS DRIVING TUITION LIMITED
2003-06-26
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-26
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CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenny Dabb Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Malcolm Frenchceased 27/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Lesley Ann Frances Healceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

13 The Close

Norwich

NR1 4DS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DABB, Kenny→

director · ~47y · appointed 2022-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRENCH, Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2021-09-27

Resigned

PECK, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2007-10-08

Resigned

WYRILL, Martin James→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-08 · resigned 2010-01-01

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-07-30

Resigned

FRENCH, Malcolm→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2021-09-27

Resigned

HEAL, Lesley Ann Frances→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2022-07-01

Resigned

CREDITREFORM LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-07-30

Resigned

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

Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-21

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2023-10-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-10-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-18

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-09-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-09-13