ABBEY VEHICLE RENTAL LIMITED

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07582832 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-29
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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: 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, 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-05-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-05-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-11-01
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    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-30
    ➖
    HANCOCK, Caroline Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    PEARCE, Mark Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-01
    ➖
    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Caroline Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    BROOKWELL, Paula Tracy resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    PEARCE, Mark Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2011-11-01
    ➖
    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2011-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY VEHICLE RENTAL LIMITED
  28. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    BROOKWELL, Paula Tracy appointed
    director
  29. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2011-03-29
    ➕
    PEARCE, Mark Douglas 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

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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Mark Douglas Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2011-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Tagus House
9 Ocean Way
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3TJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PEARCE, Mark Douglas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKWELL, Paula Tracy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
BROOKWELL, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
HANCOCK, Caroline Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-30
Resigned
PEARCE, Mark Douglas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08