727 TRUCK AND VAN PARTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05875719 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-13
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-07-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-16➖SELL, Thomas Roy resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-16➖SELL, Thomas Roy resigneddirector
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2006-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 727 TRUCK AND VAN PARTS LIMITED
- 2006-07-13➕ERSWELL, Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➕SELL, Thomas Roy appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-13➕SELL, Thomas Roy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jeremy Erswell Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Tom Sellceased 16/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 11 ST CHARLES ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 12989961 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| 13 GOWAN AVENUE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05416493 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 134 HIGH STREET ONGAR LIMITED→ 06837844 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 2020DM LLP→ OC334396 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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| 93 BLACKHEATH HILL LIMITED→ 05030419 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
10-12 Mulberry Green
Old Harlow
Essex
CM17 0ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ERSWELL, Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-07-13
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SELL, Thomas Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2022-05-16
SELL, Thomas Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2022-05-16
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-13