ABC VEHICLE RECOVERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI641085 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£146.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
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 £146,672

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£147k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£224k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£90k£134k£179k£224kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£146.7k£116.0k
Current assets£224.1k£184.7k
Net assets£146.7k£116.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-04-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-27
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2023-02-27
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-11-09
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2017-04-30
    ➕
    GLENN, Christopher Harry appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    CROOKS, Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2017-01-04
    ➕
    CROOKS, Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-04
    ➖
    CROOKS, Wiliam resigned
    director
  22. 2016-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC VEHICLE RECOVERY LTD
  23. 2016-09-27
    ➕
    CROOKS, Wiliam 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Harry Glen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/04/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Crooksceased 30/04/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Wiliam Crooksceased 04/01/2017· 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
Incorporated2016-09-27
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

259 Crumlin Road
Belfast
BT14 7DY
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GLENN, Christopher Harry→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROOKS, Paul→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-04 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
CROOKS, Wiliam→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2017-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-27