BOB STABLER & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05196846 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-04

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£3.70M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,696,958

Cash YoY

+12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.5m

↑ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£3.7m

↑ 6.4% YoY

Current Assets

£2.0m

↑ 6.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£4.09M	£3.83M
Current assets	£2.01M	£1.88M
Cash	£1.50M	£1.35M
Debtors	£361.5k	£477.2k
Net assets	£3.70M	£3.47M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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

2026-02-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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officers · AP01
2023-08-15
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BLAIR, Carrie Ann appointed
director
2023-07-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-13
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capital · SH08
2023-07-13
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capital · SH10
2023-02-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-12
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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capital · SH08
2020-02-20
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-02-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-02-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-31
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officers · CH01
2019-10-31
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officers · AP03
2019-08-31
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DHLIWAYO, Amy Marie appointed
secretary
2019-08-31
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STABLER, Paul Matthew resigned
secretary
2018-03-01
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STABLER, Beverley Ann appointed
director
2018-03-01
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STABLER, Zac appointed
director
2017-10-10
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STABLER, John Francis resigned
director
2016-03-14
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DHLIWAYO, Amy Marie appointed
director
2007-02-21
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STABLER, Robert Francis resigned
director
2004-08-04
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Company incorporated
As BOB STABLER & SONS LIMITED
2004-08-04
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STABLER, Paul Matthew appointed
director
2004-08-04
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GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
nominee-secretary
2004-08-04
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GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
nominee-secretary
2004-08-04
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STABLER, Paul Matthew appointed
secretary
2004-08-04
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
nominee-director
2004-08-04
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
nominee-director
2004-08-04
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STABLER, John Francis appointed
director
2004-08-04
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STABLER, Robert Francis appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STABLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Matthew Stabler Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Francis Stablerceased 10/10/2017· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-08-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Medina House

2 Station Avenue

Bridlington

East Yorkshire

YO16 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04