A & B (CONTROLS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01839963 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-10
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2024-01-10
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  4. 2022-12-17
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2020-01-04
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  8. 2018-12-19
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  9. 2017-12-27
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  10. 2017-01-09
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  11. 2016-01-10
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  12. 2015-09-28
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  13. 2015-01-05
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  14. 2014-09-28
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  15. 2013-12-18
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  16. 2007-09-24
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    PERKINS, Joanne resigned
    director
  17. 2006-03-29
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    PERKINS, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-03-29
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    PERKINS, Deidre Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-03-29
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    PERKINS, Deidre Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2006-03-29
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    PERKINS, Joanne appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-29
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    PERKINS, William Francis resigned
    director
  22. 1993-04-01
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    PERKINS, William John, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 1984-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A & B (CONTROLS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William John Perkins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest31/08/2016

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
Incorporated1984-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Lancaster House
Wellington Crescent Fradley Park
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 8RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PERKINS, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKINS, William John, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 1993-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKINS, Deidre Ann→
secretary · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned
PERKINS, Deidre Ann→
director · ~90y · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned
PERKINS, Joanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned
PERKINS, William Francis→
director · ~94y · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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2025-12-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
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2024-12-27
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2024-10-09
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2024-01-10
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2023-10-03
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2022-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
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accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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2021-10-11
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2021-01-12
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2020-09-25
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2020-01-04
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2019-09-13
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2018-12-19