A.B.C. BEARINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02140201 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-11
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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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,584

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£-1.6k£-1.6k
Net assets£-1.6k£-1.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-01-07
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2023-01-17
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  5. 2023-01-17
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  6. 2023-01-17
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  7. 2022-12-22
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  8. 2021-12-09
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  9. 2020-12-09
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  10. 2019-12-05
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  11. 2019-01-07
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  12. 2018-01-02
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  13. 2016-12-19
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  14. 2016-01-05
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  15. 2015-12-16
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  16. 2006-12-13
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    THODAY, Pamela May appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-12-13
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    HEWERDINE, John Walter resigned
    director
  18. 2004-04-06
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    THODAY, Mark Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2004-03-14
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    STONE, Roger William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-01-08
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    STONE, Roger William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-12-28
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    THODAY, Roger John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-12-28
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    THODAY, Roger John resigned
    director
  23. 1987-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.B.C. BEARINGS LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Pamela May Thoday
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Commerce Road
Lynchwood
Peterborough
PE2 6LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THODAY, Pamela May→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THODAY, Mark Graham→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STONE, Roger William→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2004-03-14
Resigned
THODAY, Roger John→
secretary · resigned 2003-12-28
Resigned
HEWERDINE, John Walter→
director · ~75y · resigned 2006-12-13
Resigned
THODAY, Roger John→
director · ~80y · resigned 2003-12-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
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accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09