ABACUS WINDOWS COMMERCIAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03670520 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees22002100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2021-09-16
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    FERGUSON, Diane Rose resigned
    secretary
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-07
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-08-06
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    FERGUSON, Ian appointed
    director
  12. 2020-08-06
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    RHODES, Stephen Stanley resigned
    director
  13. 2020-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2008-03-27
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    FERGUSON, Diane Rose appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-27
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-03-27
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Diane Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2008-03-27
    ➕
    RHODES, Stephen Stanley appointed
    director
  22. 2006-01-20
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Diane Rose appointed
    director
  23. 2006-01-20
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2005-04-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Richard David Cardash and Jacqueline Sara Cardash
  25. 2004-06-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2003-04-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2002-06-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1998-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS WINDOWS COMMERCIAL LIMITED
  29. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-11-19
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Ian appointed
    director
  33. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1998-11-19
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Ian Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Abacus House 29a Robjohns Road
Widford Industrial Estate
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 3AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

FERGUSON, Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Diane Rose→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2021-09-16
Resigned
FERGUSON, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 2008-03-27
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 1998-11-19
Resigned
FERGUSON, Diane Rose→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-01-20 · resigned 2008-03-27
Resigned
FERGUSON, Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 2006-01-20
Resigned
RHODES, Stephen Stanley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2020-08-06
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 1998-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Richard David Cardash and Jacqueline Sara Cardash
Rent deposit deed1 property29/04/2005—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/06/2004—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property07/04/2003—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/06/2002—
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07