ACCIDENT REPAIR HUB LTD

💤Zombieactive
11756534 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,069

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£11.1k
Current assets£11.8k
Net assets£11.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-02-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-01-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-01-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-12-30
    BACCHUS, Stuart resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-10
    ACCOUNTANCY PAYROLL & TAXATION resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2023-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-12-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCIDENT REPAIR HUB LTD
  22. 2019-01-08
    FISHBURN, Marc appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-08
    ACCOUNTANCY PAYROLL & TAXATION appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2019-01-08
    BACCHUS, Stuart 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 med ·
Name changed 3 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-03: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-02-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Fishburn
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
25–50%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stuart Bacchusceased 07/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Constable Court
62 Dene Street
Dorking
RH4 2DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FISHBURN, Marc
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-08
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Active
ACCOUNTANCY PAYROLL & TAXATION
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-01-08 · resigned 2023-01-10
Resigned
BACCHUS, Stuart
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-01-08 · resigned 2024-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11