A2B CAR & VAN SALES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06465056 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-05-15
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  3. 2023-10-02
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  4. 2022-05-20
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  5. 2021-08-10
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  6. 2020-06-24
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  7. 2019-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-04
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2016-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-02
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  14. 2015-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    HAGUE, Melanie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-08
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    COULSON, Wayne appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A2B CAR & VAN SALES LIMITED
  22. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 18 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 candidate

Strong 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wayne Coulson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

205 Outgang Lane
Dinnington
Sheffield
S25 3QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAGUE, Melanie→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-08
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Active
COULSON, Wayne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-08
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Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property04/05/2010—
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Recent filings (53 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-16