ABACUS CAR FINANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09217414 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45112SIC 45112

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	—	£463
Current assets	—	£69
Net assets	—	£463
Average employees	0	—

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

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OWEN, Julie Ann appointed
director
2015-09-16
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PILKINGTON, Simon Mark appointed
director
2015-09-16
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DEACON, Charles Julian resigned
director
2014-09-15
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Company incorporated
As ABACUS CAR FINANCE LIMITED
2014-09-15
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DEACON, Charles Julian appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Mark Pilkington Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Julie Ann Owen Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 05495122 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
AUTOSPRAY SHELTON LTD→ 16536567 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AUTOTEC MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED→ 04942117 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
AWAT TRADING LTD→ 14209899 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AWD CUSTOMS LTD→ 14594190 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AXE AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 16392606 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BAKEWELL PARK MOTORS LTD→ 16435457 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BAMAI TRADING CO., LTD→ 16127721 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BARLASTON OLD ROAD GARAGE LIMITED→ 17114216 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BASFORD MOTORS LTD→ 11719105 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
BASKEYFIELD MOTORS LIMITED→ 04094579 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
BAVAT LIMITED→ 15179670 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

15 Kingsyard Rope Street

Stoke-On-Trent

Staffordshire

ST4 6DJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-29

Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

OWEN, Julie Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-16

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Active

PILKINGTON, Simon Mark→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-16

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Active

DEACON, Charles Julian→

director · ~84y · appointed 2014-09-15 · resigned 2015-09-16

Resigned

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