ASBURY CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09115930 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£156.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £156,588

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£157k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£816
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£63k£94k£125k£157kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£14.2k£55.2k
Current assets£816£9.2k
Net assets£156.6k£106.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-01
    ➕
    ASBURY, Kimberly appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    ASBURY, Paul Raymond resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASBURY CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    ASBURY, Paul Raymond 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 "ASBURY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.

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
Mrs Kimberly Asbury
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Raymond Asburyceased 01/09/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

11 Phoenix Road
Marden
Tonbridge
TN12 9FR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASBURY, Kimberly→
director · ~68y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
ASBURY, Paul Raymond→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28