ABSTRAKT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02232001 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-17
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 37.6y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 14 | 2400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Birmingham City Council
- 2017-10-18🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2002-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2002-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2002-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2002-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1998-09-21🔒Charge registered #8Lender: West Bromwich Building Society
- 1996-10-31🔒Charge registered #7Lender: County Factors LTD
- 1995-10-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-10-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: West Bromwich Building Society
- 1995-10-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: West Bromwich Building Society
- 1995-02-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 1995-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1990-06-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1988-10-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Council of the City of Coventry
- 1988-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSTRAKT SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Farida Qazi Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gulam Qazi Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1988-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219
Registered office
30 Nelson Street
Leicester
LE1 7BA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Birmingham City Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | West Bromwich Building Society | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/09/1998 | 11/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | County Factors County Factors LTD | Charge over book debts | 1 property | 31/10/1996 | 27/06/2003 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/10/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | West Bromwich Building Society | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/10/1995 | 11/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | West Bromwich Building Society | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/10/1995 | 11/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Book debts debenture deed | 1 property | 22/02/1995 | 11/06/2002 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 29/06/1990 | — | |
| satisfied | The Council of the City of Coventry | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/10/1988 | 30/01/1995 |
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Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-25