ABACUS PLANT AND MATERIALS HANDLINGS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
03882707 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,762
Cash YoY
+91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £70.4k | £81.8k |
| Current assets | £50.9k | £56.1k |
| Cash | £13.8k | £7.2k |
| Debtors | £35.1k | £46.6k |
| Net assets | £13.8k | £12.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mellor Finance Limited
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-01➖ROSS, Janet resignedsecretary
- 2014-08-01➖ROSS, Janet resigneddirector
- 2008-05-01➕ROSS, Carmen Michelle appointeddirector
- 2005-09-01➕ROSS, Janet appointeddirector
- 2004-03-22➕ROSS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-03-05➖ROSS, Stuart Gordon resigneddirector
- 1999-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS PLANT AND MATERIALS HANDLINGS LTD.
- 1999-11-24➕ROSS, Janet appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-24➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-24➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-24➕ROSS, Stuart Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-20
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Ross Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Miss Carmen Michelle Ross Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170
Registered office
123 Wellington Road South
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3TH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ROSS, Carmen Michelle→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSS, Janet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2014-08-01
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 1999-11-24
ROSS, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2014-08-01
ROSS, Stuart Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2004-03-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mellor Finance Mellor Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/08/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30