ABR VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14938868 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£85.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £85,707
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£86k
Current Assets
£179k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £86.7k |
| Current assets | £179.1k |
| Net assets | £85.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-04➕MOORE, Tania Dawn appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABR VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2023-06-15➕BROWN, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2023-06-15➕BROWN, Kieran appointeddirector
- 2023-06-15➕MOORE, Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-06-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tania Dawn Moore Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/09/2023 |
Mr Daniel Brown Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/09/2023 |
Mr Richard Peter Moore Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/09/2023 |
Mr Kieran Brown Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Mooreceased 18/08/2023· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
18 Partridge Close
Upper Bruntingthorpe
Lutterworrth
Leics
LE17 5QY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-06-15
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BROWN, Kieran→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-06-15
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MOORE, Richard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-15
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MOORE, Tania Dawn→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-09-04
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-15