2 MEN AND A VAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08365551 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£7.9k
Current assets—£11.3k
Net assets—£7.9k
Average employees1—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-06-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-05-15
    ➖
    SPRATT, Kieran resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-02
    ➕
    SPRATT, Kevin appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    SPRATT, Kevin resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    SPRATT, Kieran appointed
    director
  23. 2018-06-06
    ➕
    SPRATT, Kevin appointed
    director
  24. 2018-06-06
    ➖
    SPRATT, Kevin resigned
    director
  25. 2018-06-06
    ➕
    SPRATT, Kieran appointed
    director
  26. 2018-06-06
    ➖
    SPRATT, Kieran resigned
    director
  27. 2013-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 MEN AND A VAN LIMITED
  28. 2013-01-18
    ➕
    SPRATT, Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Kevin Spratt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/05/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kieran Sprattceased 15/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Kevin Sprattceased 18/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Kieran Sprattceased 06/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Kevin Sprattceased 06/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

Unit 2 Axis Court
Nepshaw Lane South
Leeds
LS27 7UY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SPRATT, Kevin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRATT, Kevin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-06 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
SPRATT, Kevin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2018-06-06
Resigned
SPRATT, Kieran→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2020-05-15
Resigned
SPRATT, Kieran→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-06-06 · resigned 2018-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04