ABACUS MASTER LOCKSMITHS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-01➕MARRIOTT, Lesley Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➕MARRIOTT, Brian William appointeddirector
- 2004-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS MASTER LOCKSMITHS LIMITED
- 2004-08-31➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-31➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-31➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-31➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian William Marriott Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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