A & B HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04509387 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-12

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	200	300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-09
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-12
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-08-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2003-12-01
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MILES, Adrian John appointed
director
2002-08-16
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MILES, Adrian John appointed
secretary
2002-08-16
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MILES, Robert Horace appointed
director
2002-08-15
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-15
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-08-12
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Company incorporated
As A & B HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED
2002-08-12
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-12
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Horace Miles Individual · British · DOB 03/1942 · age 84	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	08/08/2016
Adrian John Miles Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	08/08/2016

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

Incorporated2002-08-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

5b Sunrise Business Park

Higher Shaftesbury Road

Blandford Forum

Dorset

DT11 8ST

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MILES, Adrian John→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-16

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Active

MILES, Adrian John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-12-01

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Active

MILES, Robert Horace→

director · ~84y · appointed 2002-08-16

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-12 · resigned 2002-08-15

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-12 · resigned 2002-08-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-05-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-18

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2025-10-10

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2025-10-09