1AB PREMIER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09247263 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-16📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-19➖RIMMER, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2024-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-13➖BAINBRIDGE, Christopher Parkin resigneddirector
- 2023-05-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-08➕RIMMER, Paul William appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕GARDNER, John Alan appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕HUNTER, David John appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➖CRANG, Tina resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-01➖MASON, Christopher Stuart resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27➖CRANG, Maurice Stewart resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27➖CRANG, Peter Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-07-27➖MASON, Stuart Stanley resigneddirector
- 2021-10-20➖RIMMER, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2021-06-18➖BARNES, Ann Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2017-12-22➖BARNES, Ann Kathleen resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-22➕CRANG, Tina appointedsecretary
- 2016-02-09➕CRANG, Maurice Stewart appointeddirector
- 2015-09-24➕MASON, Christopher Stuart appointeddirector
- 2015-09-24➕MASON, Stuart Stanley appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 1AB PREMIER LIMITED
- 2014-10-03➕BARNES, Ann Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-03➕BAINBRIDGE, Christopher Parkin appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➕BARNES, Ann Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➕CRANG, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➕HEIMAN, Osker appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➖HEIMAN, Osker resigneddirector
- 2014-10-03➕RIMMER, Paul William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 1 POINT 8 LTD→ 10725462 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 12NK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16291320 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 13 ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD→ 10505222 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 13THIRTEEN SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15074370 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 15TH AVENUE LTD→ 15415292 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1605 SERVICES LIMITED→ 09773328 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 16395142 LIMITED→ 16395142 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 1884 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SPV 1 LTD→ 15753324 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST 4 WAREHOUSE DESIGN LIMITED→ 16121306 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2&1 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 13147679 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Take Me Finance Office Ashby Road
Rutland Lodge
Loughborough
LE11 3TR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
GARDNER, John Alan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-08-01
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HUNTER, David John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-01
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BARNES, Ann Kathleen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2017-12-22
CRANG, Tina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-12-22 · resigned 2022-08-01
BAINBRIDGE, Christopher Parkin→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2023-09-13
BARNES, Ann Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2021-06-18
CRANG, Maurice Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2022-07-27
CRANG, Peter Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2022-07-27
HEIMAN, Osker→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2014-10-03
MASON, Christopher Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-09-24 · resigned 2022-08-01
MASON, Stuart Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-09-24 · resigned 2022-07-27
RIMMER, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-09-08 · resigned 2024-04-19
RIMMER, Paul William→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2021-10-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Optimum Sme Finance Optimum Sme Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 25/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-16
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07