A.B.R. VEHICLE GLAZING LTD

🌳Matureactive
05346959 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-31
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£403.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £403,400

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£403k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£472k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£94k£189k£283k£377k£472kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-292023-09-29
Total assets£405.2k£336.5k
Current assets£471.9k£436.9k
Net assets£403.4k£332.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
    ➕
    STANNARD, James Marcus appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.B.R. VEHICLE GLAZING LTD
  18. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    MOORE, Tania Dawn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    MOORE, Richard Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    MOORE, Tania Dawn appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tania Dawn Moore
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/01/2017
Mr Richard Peter Moore
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Ivy Hatch, Chapel Lane
Walton
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
LE17 5RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MOORE, Tania Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31
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Active
MOORE, Richard Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-31
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Active
MOORE, Tania Dawn→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANNARD, James Marcus→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06