ABACUS BUILDERS MERCHANTS (WALSALL) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01234861 · ltd · incorporated 1975-11-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£222.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 49.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £222,514
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,917 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£111k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£223k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £222.5k | £245.9k |
| Current assets | £193.6k | £239.3k |
| Cash | £110.6k | £162.8k |
| Debtors | £7.3k | £17.4k |
| Net assets | £222.5k | £228.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-14➕BLACKWELL, Keely appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14➖WRIGHT, Keely resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-14➖WRIGHT, Robert Clive resigneddirector
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Royal Bank Scotland PLC
- 2013-10-01➕WRIGHT, Robert Ian Lewis appointeddirector
- 2010-12-31➕WRIGHT, Keely appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-30➖WRIGHT, Glynis May resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-04-01🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Robert Clive Wright and Glynis May Wright
- 2005-04-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Robert Clive Wright and Glynis May Wright
- 1993-07-05🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-03-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1981-12-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
- 1978-08-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD
- 1977-10-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD
- 1976-08-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD
- 1975-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS BUILDERS MERCHANTS (WALSALL) LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Keely Blackwell Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Clive Wrightceased 14/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Croxtalls Avenue
Bloxwich
Walsall
West Midlands
WS3 2BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BLACKWELL, Keely→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-07-14
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Active
WRIGHT, Robert Ian Lewis→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-10-01
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WRIGHT, Glynis May→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2010-06-30
WRIGHT, Keely→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-12-31 · resigned 2022-07-14
WRIGHT, Robert Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2022-07-14
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Royal Bank Scotland The Royal Bank Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/07/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Robert Clive Wright and Glynis May Wright | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/04/2005 | 23/11/2020 | |
| satisfied | Robert Clive Wright and Glynis May Wright | Debenture | 1 property | 01/04/2005 | 23/11/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/07/1993 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/03/1992 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited | Deed | 1 property | 22/12/1981 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/08/1978 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 24/10/1977 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/08/1976 | 26/07/2005 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10