ABK DECORATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

03163614 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-23

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Painting

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 17.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	300	300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-23
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-02-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2008-07-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2004-02-13
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NIMMO, David resigned
director
2003-04-01
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NIMMO, David appointed
director
1996-02-23
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Company incorporated
As ABK DECORATIONS LTD
1996-02-23
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KINCH, Suzanne appointed
secretary
1996-02-23
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KINCH, Roy Alan appointed
director
1996-02-23
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-02-23
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-02-23
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-02-23
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roy Alan Kinch Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1996-02-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

131 Lane End Road

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP12 4HF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-09

Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KINCH, Suzanne→

secretary · appointed 1996-02-23

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Active

KINCH, Roy Alan→

director · ~60y · appointed 1996-02-23

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1996-02-23

Resigned

NIMMO, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2004-02-13

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1996-02-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	22/07/2008	—

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