A.B.C.D. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02606031 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£12.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (6 active, 35 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

169 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £12,312

Net assets shrinking

Down £399 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 67% YoY

Cash YoY

-67%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£85k

↓ 67% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 3.1% YoY

Current Assets

£434k

↑ 2.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£12.3k	£12.7k
Current assets	£434.1k	£424.6k
Cash	£85.2k	£261.3k
Debtors	£348.9k	£163.3k
Net assets	£12.3k	£12.7k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 2 officers
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-03
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MCCANN, Christopher David appointed
director
2026-02-03
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officers · AP01
2026-02-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-30
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capital · SH03
2025-12-24
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
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ROWE, Simon David resigned
director
2025-09-12
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WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul Henry resigned
secretary
2025-09-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-22
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-21
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
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PALMER, Julian Russell Adam resigned
director
2025-08-05
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-04
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capital · SH03
2025-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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BROWN, David Anthony resigned
director
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-20
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HASE, Julian Grant resigned
secretary
2024-05-20
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WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul Henry appointed
secretary
2024-05-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-01
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HASE, Julian Grant resigned
director
2024-04-01
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ROWE, Simon David appointed
director
2023-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-10
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WILD, Hannah Louise appointed
director
2023-04-10
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FIRTH, Stefan resigned
director
2021-11-24
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CAMPBELL, John David appointed
director
2021-11-24
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CAMPBELL, Peter David resigned
director
2021-11-21
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HOWELLS, Simon James appointed
director
2021-11-21
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HOWELLS, Peter John resigned
director
2020-07-01
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FIRTH, Stefan appointed
director
2020-07-01
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MORRISON, Christopher resigned
director
2018-11-15
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PALMER, Julian Russell Adam appointed
director
2018-10-01
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BENTHAM, Martin Lionel resigned
director
2016-05-02
➕
HASE, Julian Grant appointed
secretary
2016-05-02
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WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul resigned
secretary
2015-03-31
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FIRTH, Stefan resigned
director
2015-03-31
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MORRISON, Christopher appointed
director
2012-07-04
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BROADHURST, Peter James resigned
director
2012-07-04
➕
BROWN, David Anthony appointed
director
2004-10-14
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CAMPBELL, Peter David resigned
secretary
2004-10-14
➕
WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul appointed
secretary
2003-12-09
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WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 86 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul Henry resigned 2025-09-12; BROWN, David Anthony resigned 2025-07-25; PALMER, Julian Russell Adam resigned 2025-08-13

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-04-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Stourbridge Road

Bridgnorth

Shropshire

WV15 6AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-27

Last: 2025-05-13