A B VEHICLE SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08149357 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-19
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.
🔒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
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £103.5k |
| Current assets | — | £123.6k |
| Cash | — | £97.7k |
| Debtors | — | £24.7k |
| Net assets | — | £41.2k |
| Average employees | 8 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A B VEHICLE SERVICES LTD
- 2012-07-19➕BOTTERILL, Hayley appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-19➕BOTTERILL, Alan David appointeddirector
- 2012-07-19➕BOTTERILL, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Botterill Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/01/2023 |
Mr Alan David Botterill Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/01/2023 |
Mrs Hayley Botterill Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Seale Lodge Farm Burton Road
Acresford
Swadlincote
DE12 8AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BOTTERILL, Alan David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOTTERILL, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20