ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (MIDLANDS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
04199198 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-10-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2016-08-17
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    DAVIS, Craig Winston Strangways resigned
    director
  18. 2014-03-13
    ➖
    SMITH, Diane Carol resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-06-03
    ➕
    MOONEY, Christopher Rowan appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-17
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2007-07-12
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    HARVEY, Sara appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-12
    ➕
    DAVIS, Craig Winston Strangways appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-12
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephen Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Diane Carol appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2001-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (MIDLANDS) LTD
  29. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Abc Digital Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abc Digital Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (MIDLANDS) LTD
This company · 04199198

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abc Digital Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Burgess Property Solutions Limitedceased 03/10/2017· 75-100% shares
  • Abc Managed Contracts Limitedceased 11/07/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95110 — Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Registered office

Glasshouse, Alderley Park Congleton Road
Nether Alderley
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 4TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BURGESS, Stephen Brian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Sara→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOONEY, Christopher Rowan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Diane Carol→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2014-03-13
Resigned
GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
DAVIS, Craig Winston Strangways→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2016-08-17
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25