AB MAINTENANCE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04040861 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,536
Net assets shrinking
Down £149 YoY
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£18.5k£18.7k
Current assets£3.6k£3.3k
Cash£3.4k£2.4k
Debtors£200£940
Net assets£18.5k£18.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    CLOUGHLY, Anthony appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    CLOUGHLY, Petina Kim resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-03
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  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-16
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  13. 2018-01-19
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  14. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  15. 2015-09-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2000-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AB MAINTENANCE LTD.
  19. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    CLOUGHLY, Antony David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-07-26
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    CLOUGHLY, Petina Kim appointed
    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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Anthony Cloughly
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

74 Thames Drive
Leigh On Sea
Essex
SS9 2XD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CLOUGHLY, Antony David→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-26
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Active
CLOUGHLY, Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-26 · resigned 2000-07-26
Resigned
CLOUGHLY, Petina Kim→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-07-26 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09