ABS CARPETS AND BEDS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04854340 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-01
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
£202.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £202,761
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£203k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £202.8k | £202.2k |
| Current assets | £250.4k | £237.4k |
| Net assets | £202.8k | £202.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-04-01➖ZUBAIR, Shaheen resigneddirector
- 2003-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABS CARPETS AND BEDS LIMITED
- 2003-08-01➕KHAN, Mohammed Zubair appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-01➕KHAN, Mohammed Zubair appointeddirector
- 2003-08-01➕ZUBAIR, Shaheen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 Mohammed Zubair Khan Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Umar Farooq Zubair Individual · British · DOB 04/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/09/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 SHOWROOMS LTD→ 14426640 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 23 PAIRS LTD→ 16118748 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 247 WEAR LTD→ 15869325 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4MT CARPET LTD→ 15387517 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 88WIN LTD→ 13801312 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A1 HOME ESSENTIALS LTD→ 14241964 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A1A IMPORTS LTD→ 10613867 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AA MEDICAL LTD→ 06893442 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABBIE WORTON DESIGN LTD→ 14403644 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABLE CARPETS LIMITED→ 05236621 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ABS ENTERPRISES LTD→ 15669404 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCELERATED SOVEREIGNTY LTD→ 14549536 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
31 Market Place
Great Bridge
Tipton
West Midlands
DY4 7EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KHAN, Mohammed Zubair→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-08-01
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KHAN, Mohammed Zubair→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-08-01
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ZUBAIR, Shaheen→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2014-04-01
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17