A2B MOTOR SALES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09233204 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-12
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    BUNN, Tammy resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-02
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-11-01
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    AUSTIN, Stephen resigned
    director
  16. 2019-11-01
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    BUNN, Tammy appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A2B MOTOR SALES LIMITED
  21. 2014-09-24
    ➕
    BUNN, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2014-09-24
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Stephen 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

50/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tammy Bunn
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2019
Mr Paul Bunn
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Austinceased 01/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Trent Road
Trent Road
Grantham
Lincs
NG31 7XQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BUNN, Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-09-24 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
BUNN, Tammy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2024-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09