ABATIS SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04396459 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£342
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £342
Net assets shrinking
Down £114 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£342
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£956£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£342£456
Current assets£4.8k£4.0k
Net assets£342£456

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    BRUCE, Philip Owen resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-10-30
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    BRUCE, Philip Owen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-30
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  4. 2025-10-30
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  5. 2025-06-20
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  6. 2024-06-14
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  7. 2023-05-10
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  8. 2022-07-21
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  9. 2021-06-30
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  10. 2020-07-11
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  11. 2020-03-20
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  12. 2019-07-22
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  13. 2019-02-18
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  14. 2018-07-05
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  15. 2017-08-03
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  17. 2016-03-23
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  18. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    BRUCE, Philip Owen appointed
    director
  19. 2002-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABATIS SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2002-03-18
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Keith appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-18
    ➕
    BRUCE, Philip Owen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-03-18
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-03-18
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-03-18
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 2002-03-18
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    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 24 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 candidate

Strong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BRUCE, Philip Owen resigned 2025-10-30; BRUCE, Philip Owen resigned 2025-10-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
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
Incorporated2002-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Tallis House
52a Cowbit Road
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 2RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ATKINSON, Keith→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Philip Owen→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-18 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-18 · resigned 2002-03-18
Resigned
BRUCE, Philip Owen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2002-03-18 · resigned 2002-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20