ABX SLATE AND STONE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05165018 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-29

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£226.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46730

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £226,178

Net assets shrinking

Down £23,262 YoY

Cash YoY

-25%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£153k

↓ 25% YoY

Net Worth

£226k

↓ 9.3% YoY

Current Assets

£316k

↓ 8.9% 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	£244.6k	£277.8k
Current assets	£315.6k	£346.5k
Cash	£153.3k	£205.0k
Debtors	£60.3k	£54.0k
Net assets	£226.2k	£249.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-09-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-31
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ABBOTT, David John Paul resigned
director
2019-06-06
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TAYLOR, Mandy Dawn appointed
secretary
2019-06-06
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ABBOTT, Linda resigned
secretary
2019-06-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-06-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-19
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TAYLOR, Ian John appointed
director
2018-02-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-11-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2004-09-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2004-06-29
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Company incorporated
As ABX SLATE AND STONE LIMITED
2004-06-29
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ABBOTT, Linda appointed
secretary
2004-06-29
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ABBOTT, David John Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian John Taylor Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control · firm interest	20/02/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David John Paul Abbottceased 31/08/2019· 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

Incorporated2004-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit 7 Hendy Industrial Estate

Pontarddulais

Swansea

SA4 0XP

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Mandy Dawn→

secretary · appointed 2019-06-06

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Active

TAYLOR, Ian John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-19

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Active

ABBOTT, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

ABBOTT, David John Paul→

director · ~74y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2019-08-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/09/2004	—

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