A.B.D. CARPETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02737360 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    DYER, Robert Edward resigned
    director
  17. 1992-09-03
    ➕
    ELCOCK, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  18. 1992-09-03
    ➕
    ELCOCK, Alan John appointed
    director
  19. 1992-09-03
    ➕
    STEVENS, David appointed
    director
  20. 1992-09-03
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1992-09-03
    ➕
    DYER, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  22. 1992-09-03
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1992-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A.B.D. CARPETS LIMITED
  24. 1992-08-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1992-08-05
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest12/09/2023
Mr Alan John Elcock
Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1992-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O Cooper & Co
57 Broad Street Bridgtown
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 0DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ELCOCK, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-03
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Active
ELCOCK, Alan John→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-09-03
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Active
STEVENS, David→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-09-03
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 1992-09-03
Resigned
DYER, Robert Edward→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-09-03 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 1992-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-23