A2B TAXIS AND CONTRACTS (REDDITCH) LTD
💤Zombieactive
05944349 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-22
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
66 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,373,062
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£826k
Net Worth
£2.4m
Current Assets
£2.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.37M | — |
| Current assets | £2.37M | — |
| Cash | £826.4k | — |
| Debtors | £1.54M | — |
| Net assets | £2.37M | — |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-09-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-11➕KHAN, Mahmona appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-11➖KHAN, Amjad Ali resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➕KHAN, Amjad Ali appointeddirector
- 2010-09-21➖KHAN, Amjad Ali resigneddirector
- 2009-11-01➕KHAN, Sarfraz appointeddirector
- 2009-11-01➖KHAN, Riaz resigneddirector
- 2006-11-01➕KHAN, Amjad Ali appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➕KHAN, Riaz appointeddirector
- 2006-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A2B TAXIS AND CONTRACTS (REDDITCH) LTD
- 2006-09-22➕KHAN, Sarfraz appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-22➕THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-22➖THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-22➕THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-22➖THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)
Group structure
Smallwood Consortium Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Smallwood Consortium Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A2B TAXIS AND CONTRACTS (REDDITCH) LTD
This company · 05944349
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallwood Consortium Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Mahmona Khanceased 13/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Sarfraz Khanceased 13/05/2024· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02077870 LIMITED→ 02077870 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 24Y LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 13563576 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2ND RUN LOGISTICS LTD→ 15151272 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 5 STARS TRANSPORT LTD→ 13423697 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A A FAMILY LTD→ 16399951 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&A COURIERS LONDON LTD→ 15963021 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A1 EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT LTD→ 16693207 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A1 REMOVALS NATIONAL LTD→ 14016835 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A1 TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED→ 11656416 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Hazro House
Millsbro Road
Redditch
B98 7BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
Active
KHAN, Sarfraz→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2006-09-22
KHAN, Amjad Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2016-01-11
KHAN, Amjad Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2010-09-21
KHAN, Riaz→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2009-11-01
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2006-09-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-09