ABC MOVERS AND STORERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08953072 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-21
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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£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 employees600800

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

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    JONES, Colin Ernest resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC MOVERS AND STORERS LTD
  18. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    WEBB, David John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    JONES, Colin Ernest appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 David John Webb
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2014-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

High Peaks Church Lane
Bledlow Ridge
High Wycombe
HP14 4AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WEBB, David John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-03-21
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Active
JONES, Colin Ernest→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-03-21 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-02