ABANDONED VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11029567 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-12-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-10-01
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2021-07-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    WRATTEN, Hayley Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    WRATTEN, Nigel John resigned
    director
  21. 2017-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABANDONED VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
  22. 2017-10-24
    ➕
    WRATTEN, Nigel 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hayley Ann Wratten
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nigel John Wrattenceased 03/01/2024· 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
Incorporated2017-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6421a
Fitzrovia
London
W1T 2EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WRATTEN, Hayley Ann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-01
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Active
WRATTEN, Nigel John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-24 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09