HEREFORD PEDICABS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06031773 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£170.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49320SIC 49320
  • 49410Freight transport by road
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £170,518

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101k
Net Worth
£171k
Current Assets
£129k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£102k£136k£171kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£170.5k—
Current assets£129.3k—
Cash£101.2k—
Debtors£28.1k—
Net assets£170.5k—
Average employees—1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    MATTHEWS, Ben resigned
    director
  5. 2022-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-20
    ➖
    MONKS, Trish resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2007-01-24
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    VAUGHAN, William Frazer appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-24
    ➕
    MONKS, Trish appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-01-24
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-01-24
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Ben appointed
    director
  22. 2007-01-24
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HEREFORD PEDICABS LTD
  24. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Frazer Vaughan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
——board controlboard control · firm interest18/12/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Bankside, Portway
Burghill
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 8NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VAUGHAN, William Frazer→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONKS, Trish→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2022-07-20
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Ben→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2022-12-19
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26