ELITE VALET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06716122 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-11-20➖BIRNEY, Thomas Peter Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-03-11➕BIRNEY, Thomas Peter Ian appointeddirector
- 2010-03-11➖TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline resigneddirector
- 2010-03-11➖TAYLOR, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2010-03-01➖TAYLOR, David Alan resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-01➕BIRNEY, Thomas Peter Ian appointeddirector
- 2008-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ELITE VALET LIMITED
- 2008-10-06➕TAYLOR, David Alan appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-06➕TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline appointeddirector
- 2008-10-06➕TAYLOR, David Alan 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 16 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 16 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Peter Ian Birney Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/10/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1A NETWORKS LIMITED→ 03740768 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
55 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BIRNEY, Thomas Peter Ian→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, David Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2010-03-01
BIRNEY, Thomas Peter Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2012-11-20
TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2010-03-11
TAYLOR, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2010-03-11
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-24