A B C DOMESTIC REPAIRS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04450000 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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 £3,662
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,731 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.5k£14.4k
Current assets£10.1k£15.6k
Net assets£3.7k£5.4k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-22
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-10-22
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-07-20
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    RAWLINGS, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-20
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    RAWLINGS, William Frederick resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-06-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2002-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A B C DOMESTIC REPAIRS LIMITED
  20. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, William Frederick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-29
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    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-29
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    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 Paul Anthony Rawlings
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/05/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Rabart House Pant Industrial Estate
Dowlais
Merthyr Tydfil
Mid Glamorgan
CF48 2SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

RAWLINGS, Emma Jane→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAWLINGS, Paul Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAWLINGS, William Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2015-07-20
Resigned
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19