A B CAR SALES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05013410 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 19.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-29 | 2023-05-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-23➕BEARD, Charlie Peter James appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-31➖BEARD, Paul Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-31➖BEARD, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2007-03-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-07-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-12-30➕BEARD, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-11-30➕BEARD, Paul Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-30➖RASUL, Rana Anwar resignedsecretary
- 2004-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A B CAR SALES LIMITED
- 2004-01-13➕BEARD, Antony appointeddirector
- 2004-01-13➕RASUL, Rana Anwar appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-13➕KTS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-13➖KTS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-13➕KTS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-01-13➖KTS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Beard Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
A B Car Sales
Cardiff Road
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF63 2NW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last made up to: 2024-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BEARD, Antony→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARD, Charlie Peter James→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2025-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARD, Paul Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-12-31
RASUL, Rana Anwar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2005-11-30
KTS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
BEARD, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-12-30 · resigned 2009-12-31
KTS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/03/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/07/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22