A B & C LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04087988 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-01➕JOHNSTON, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➖JOYCE, John Gerard resigneddirector
- 2023-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-27➕HART, Roger appointeddirector
- 2022-04-30➖LEE, Richard Neil Frederick resigneddirector
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-08➖BEE, Timothy Martin resigneddirector
- 2002-08-22➕JOYCE, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 2002-08-22➕LEE, Richard Neil Frederick appointeddirector
- 2001-12-14➕BEE, Timothy Martin appointeddirector
- 2001-12-14➖DEVITT, Paul resigneddirector
- 2001-12-14➖HOUSTON, Stephen Mark resigneddirector
- 2000-11-10➕DEVITT, Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-11-10➕HOUSTON, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 2000-11-10➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A B & C LIMITED
- 2000-10-11➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-11➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Inhoco Formations Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Inhoco Formations Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A B & C LIMITED
This company · 04087988
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Inhoco Formations Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
41 Lothbury
London
EC2R 7HG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEE, Timothy Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2009-05-08
DEVITT, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2001-12-14
HOUSTON, Stephen Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2001-12-14
JOYCE, John Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2024-04-30
LEE, Richard Neil Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2022-04-30
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-11 · resigned 2000-11-10
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Recent filings (83 total)
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28