ABAT LONDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02805531 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2001-11-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Robert Bruce appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-11-09
    ➖
    APS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    BARKER, Robert Bruce appointed
    director
  20. 1999-07-07
    ➖
    OGBORN, Steven resigned
    director
  21. 1996-01-02
    ➕
    RYAN, Jane appointed
    director
  22. 1996-01-02
    ➖
    BARKER, Robert resigned
    director
  23. 1995-07-05
    ➕
    OGBORN, Steven appointed
    director
  24. 1994-06-01
    ➕
    BARKER, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 1994-06-01
    ➖
    CUSTANCE, Peggy Ann Rosina resigned
    director
  26. 1993-06-24
    ➕
    APS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1993-06-24
    ➕
    CUSTANCE, Peggy Ann Rosina appointed
    director
  28. 1993-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABAT LONDON LIMITED

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 71 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jane Ryan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Robert Bruce Barker
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

19/21 Swan Street
West Malling
Kent
ME19 6JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BARKER, Robert Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-09
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Active
BARKER, Robert Bruce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-01-01
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Active
RYAN, Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-06-24 · resigned 2001-11-09
Resigned
BARKER, Robert→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-06-01 · resigned 1996-01-02
Resigned
CUSTANCE, Peggy Ann Rosina→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-06-24 · resigned 1994-06-01
Resigned
OGBORN, Steven→
director · ~54y · appointed 1995-07-05 · resigned 1999-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31