ABBEY ASSOCIATES VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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07272691 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-03
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 2025
Net worth
£33.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 5 with DOB)
90
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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £33,315
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,581 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£33k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£29k£43k£58k£72kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£33.3k£67.9k
Current assets£37.7k£72.2k
Cash£5.0k£39.4k
Debtors£32.7k£32.7k
Net assets£33.3k£67.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-16
    WALKER, Raymond Stanley resigned
    director
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-28
    WALKER, Sarah Lucy appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-12-18
    BARBER, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-18
    BARBER, Nigel resigned
    director
  20. 2012-12-18
    WALKER, Raymond Stanley appointed
    director
  21. 2010-06-15
    BARBER, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-15
    BARBER, Nigel appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-15
    HILTON, Helen Claire resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY ASSOCIATES VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2010-06-03
    HILTON, Helen Claire appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Fleetcare (Public Sector Car Scheme Management) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fleetcare (Public Sector Car Scheme Management) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABBEY ASSOCIATES VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 07272691

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fleetcare (Public Sector Car Scheme Management) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2010-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Hales Court
Stourbridge Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3TT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Sarah Lucy
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-28
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Active
BARBER, Jacqueline
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2012-12-18
Resigned
BARBER, Nigel
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2012-12-18
Resigned
HILTON, Helen Claire
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-06-03 · resigned 2010-06-15
Resigned
WALKER, Raymond Stanley
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2023-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13