A B VANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09101235 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-24
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
    BUSH, Adam Robin resigned
    director
  2. 2025-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-07-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-07-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-06-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-06-28
    KORDYLA, Michal appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-28
    BUSH, Adam Robin appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-28
    POTTER, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2023-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-06
    JONES, Stephen Walter John resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-06
    POTTER, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A B VANS LIMITED
  25. 2014-06-24
    JONES, Stephen Walter John 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michal Kordyla
Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest28/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adam Robin Bushceased 18/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Mark Potterceased 28/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Fairways
Pendine
Carmarthen
Dyfed
SA33 4PA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KORDYLA, Michal
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-06-28
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Active
BUSH, Adam Robin
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-28 · resigned 2025-10-18
Resigned
JONES, Stephen Walter John
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-06-24 · resigned 2017-01-06
Resigned
POTTER, Mark Anthony
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-06 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-29