A2B CONTRACT CARS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11214525 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£804.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £804,525
Net assets shrinking
Down £202,271 YoY
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£742k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£805k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£758k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£201k£403k£604k£805k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£804.5k£1.01M
Current assets£757.9k£667.0k
Cash£741.7k£550.7k
Debtors£16.2k£116.3k
Net assets£804.5k£1.01M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    BULLOCK, Clare appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    FLOWERS, Karen appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-02-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2B CONTRACT CARS LTD
  22. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    FLOWERS, Matthew appointed
    director
  23. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    HUDSON, Philip Albert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Albert Hudson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/02/2018
Mr Matthew Flowers
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

The Barn
1 Felsted Business Centre
Felsted
Essex
CM6 3GY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BULLOCK, Clare→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOWERS, Karen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOWERS, Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Philip Albert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06