AB MOTORS & COMMERCIALS LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI622251 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-10

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

£1.67M

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,667,450

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.7m

Current Assets

£2.2m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31
Total assets	£1.73M
Current assets	£2.20M
Net assets	£1.67M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2020-09-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-10
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Company incorporated
As AB MOTORS & COMMERCIALS LTD
2014-01-10
➕
BOLTON, Alan appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alan Bolton Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1986 · age 40	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	10/01/2017

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

Incorporated2014-01-10

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

98 Dunnamona Road

Omagh

BT78 1SW

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOLTON, Alan→

director · ~40y · appointed 2014-01-10

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