ABAL CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG
💤Zombieactive
03952964 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-21
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
£-7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 24.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.0 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,570
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.6k | £-7.5k |
| Cash | — | £4.5k |
| Net assets | £-7.6k | £-7.5k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-07-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-05-15➕DAFIS, Morgan Tegid appointeddirector
- 2001-05-15➖ABBOTT, Margaret Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2001-05-15➖ABBOTT, David John Paul resigneddirector
- 2001-03-15➕DAFIS, Rhiannon appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABAL CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG
- 2000-03-21➕ABBOTT, Margaret Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-21➕LAZARUS, Heather Ann appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-21➖LAZARUS, Heather Ann resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-21➕ABBOTT, David John Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-03-21➕LAZARUS, Harry Pierre appointeddirector
- 2000-03-21➖LAZARUS, Harry Pierre resigneddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 25 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morgan Tegid Dafis Individual · Cymro · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A.R.M. HERITAGE RAILWAY SERVICES LES LTD→ 15921377 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-21
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities
Registered office
4 Clos Y Dderwen
Pen-Bre
Porth Tywyn
SA16 0LE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DAFIS, Morgan Tegid→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABBOTT, Margaret Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2001-05-15
LAZARUS, Heather Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2000-03-21
ABBOTT, David John Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2001-05-15
LAZARUS, Harry Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2000-03-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/07/2002 | 18/06/2007 |
Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18