A2B TAXI SERVICES (NEWMARKET) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06888501 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£-6.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,969

Very low cash

Cash position: £78

Cash draining

Cash down 65% YoY

Cash YoY

-65%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£78

↓ 65% YoY

Net Worth

-£6k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£-6.0k	£-5.0k
Current assets	—	£223
Cash	£78	£223
Net assets	£-6.0k	£-5.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-05-23
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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address · AD01
2023-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-31
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officers · TM01
2018-04-23
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accounts · AA
2018-04-12
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WHITPEN, Trevor James resigned
director
2017-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-23
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capital · SH01
2016-02-12
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officers · AP01
2016-02-01
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MILLER, Vanessa Jayne appointed
director
2015-05-01
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TURNER, Andrew John resigned
director
2015-05-01
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TURNER, Rachel resigned
director
2013-05-16
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GAMMON, David Horace resigned
director
2012-04-01
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HAYHOE, John Charles appointed
director
2011-09-01
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CLAYDON, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2011-09-01
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TURNER, Andrew John appointed
director
2010-09-01
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TURNER, Rachel appointed
director
2010-09-01
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TURNER, Rachel resigned
director
2010-09-01
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TURNER, Rachel appointed
director
2010-06-14
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GAMMON, David Horace appointed
director
2010-06-14
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HAYHOE, John Charles resigned
director
2009-04-27
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Company incorporated
As A2B TAXI SERVICES (NEWMARKET) LIMITED
2009-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-04-27
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DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola appointed
director
2009-04-27
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DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola resigned
director
2009-04-27
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HAYHOE, John Charles appointed
director
2009-04-27
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WHITPEN, Trevor James appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-04-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Eldo House

Kempson Way

Bury St. Edmunds

IP32 7AR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

CLAYDON, Paul Anthony→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAYHOE, John Charles→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLER, Vanessa Jayne→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-04-27

Resigned

DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola→

director · ~72y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-04-27

Resigned

GAMMON, David Horace→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-06-14 · resigned 2013-05-16

Resigned

HAYHOE, John Charles→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2010-06-14

Resigned

TURNER, Andrew John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2015-05-01

Resigned

TURNER, Rachel→

director · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2010-09-01

Resigned

TURNER, Rachel→

director · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2015-05-01

Resigned

WHITPEN, Trevor James→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2018-04-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-05-15