ANDY SWAN DRIVER SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09010748 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,802

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
Current Assets
£135k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-22
Total assets£171.4k
Current assets£135.0k
Net assets£44.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2014-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY SWAN DRIVER SERVICES LTD
  20. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    SWAN, Andrew Norman James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SWAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 64. 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Norman James Swan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
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
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Hattersley Court
Ormskirk
L39 2AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last made up to: 2025-04-22
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SWAN, Andrew Norman James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02