AB BONDING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02643873 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-04-21
    ➖
    CHAMBERLAIN, Carol Mary resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-04-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-02
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    SMITH, David Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    OATES, Daniel Nicholas appointed
    director
  18. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    CHAMBERLAIN, Carol Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-08-22
    ➖
    HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-08-22
    ➖
    HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin resigned
    director
  21. 1996-09-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 1996-09-16
    ➖
    STARR, David James resigned
    director
  23. 1995-01-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1994-12-01
    ➕
    HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-12-01
    ➖
    NICHOLAS, Stephen Richard resigned
    secretary
  26. 1994-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 1992-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1991-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AB BONDING COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLAS, Stephen Richard appointed
    secretary
  30. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-09-06
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin appointed
    director
  33. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    SMITH, David Robert appointed
    director
  34. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    STARR, David James appointed
    director
  35. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1991-09-06
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1991-09-06
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1991-09-06
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
Mr Daniel Nicholas Oates
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Robert Smithceased 02/03/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Lincoln Road
Pocklington Industrial Estate,
Pocklington, York
East Yorkshire
YO42 1NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

OATES, Daniel Nicholas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAMBERLAIN, Carol Mary→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-22 · resigned 2021-04-21
Resigned
HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 2008-08-22
Resigned
NICHOLAS, Stephen Richard→
secretary · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1994-12-01
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1991-09-06
Resigned
HEATHCOTE, Guy Devin→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 2008-08-22
Resigned
SMITH, David Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
STARR, David James→
director · ~76y · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1996-09-16
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1991-09-06
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-09-06 · resigned 1991-09-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/09/1996—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property20/07/1994—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/09/199225/01/1995
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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-21