A.B.S ROOFING MIDLANDS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04840134 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£488.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 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
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £488,350
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,110 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£488k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£552k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £488.4k | £513.5k |
| Current assets | £552.2k | £586.0k |
| Net assets | £488.4k | £513.5k |
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-24➕SHERWIN, Jane Judith appointeddirector
- 2008-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-07-25➕SHERWIN, Jane Judith appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-25➕SHERWIN, Adam Bruce appointeddirector
- 2003-07-24➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-24➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A.B.S ROOFING MIDLANDS LTD
- 2003-07-21➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-21➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 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 candidateStrong 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 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
cleanNo 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 Adam Bruce Sherwin Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jane Judith Sherwin Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
19 Hawkes Close
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
SHERWIN, Jane Judith→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-07-25
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SHERWIN, Adam Bruce→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-25
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SHERWIN, Jane Judith→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-24
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-21 · resigned 2003-07-24
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-21 · resigned 2003-07-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/03/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-14