ABRAY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04310465 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,055

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0—
Net assets£14.1k—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-02
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    BELL, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-01-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-08
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  13. 2018-04-03
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  14. 2018-01-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-09-30
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    BELL, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    DODSON, Anthony Michael resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    BEANEY, Norman resigned
    director
  20. 2001-10-26
    ➕
    DODSON, Anthony Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-26
    ➕
    DODSON, Anthony Michael appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-26
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-10-26
    ➕
    BEANEY, Norman appointed
    director
  24. 2001-10-26
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAY SERVICES LIMITED
  26. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Michael Dodson
Individual · English · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

4 Chelford Drive
Northwich
CW9 8XP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DODSON, Anthony Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2023-01-02
Resigned
DODSON, Anthony Michael→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-26 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2001-10-26
Resigned
BEANEY, Norman→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-26 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2001-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
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accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25