ABACUS BUILDING COMPONENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04613509 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-10
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 £4
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4
~ YoY
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£2£3£4Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4£4
Cash£4£4
Net assets£4£4

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
    ➖
    LANE, Anita resigned
    director
  8. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    THE ACCOUNTANCY SHOP (HULL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2002-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS BUILDING COMPONENTS LIMITED
  19. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    CHICKEN, Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-12-10
    ➖
    EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    THE ACCOUNTANCY SHOP (HULL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    LANE, Anita appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-12-10
    ➖
    EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Peter Chicken
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anita Laneceased 01/12/2024· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2002-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Manor House Rise Road
Sigglesthorne
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU11 5QH

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CHICKEN, Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2002-12-10
Resigned
THE ACCOUNTANCY SHOP (HULL) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
LANE, Anita→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2002-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03