A B C FLOORING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03761414 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
    ➖
    EVANS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2021-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-08-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Gary Richard resigned
    director
  18. 2008-04-06
    ➕
    COOPER, Gary Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-19
    ➖
    PARSONS, Angela Margaret resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    EVANS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-19
    ➖
    PARSONS, Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-17
    ➖
    STEVENS, Alex resigned
    director
  23. 1999-11-25
    ➕
    STEVENS, Alex appointed
    director
  24. 1999-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A B C FLOORING LTD.
  25. 1999-04-28
    ➕
    PARSONS, Angela Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 1999-04-28
    ➕
    PARSONS, Angela Margaret appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-04-28
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-04-28
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-04-28
    ➕
    PARSONS, Brian appointed
    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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Margaret Parsons
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

46 Victoria Road
Netherfield
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG4 2HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PARSONS, Angela Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARSONS, Angela Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 1999-04-28
Resigned
EVANS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2021-05-05
Resigned
COOPER, Gary Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-06 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
PARSONS, Brian→
director · ~91y · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned
STEVENS, Alex→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-11-25 · resigned 2002-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09