AB PROPERTY MARKETING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05380657 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£303.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £303,622
Net assets shrinking
Down £302,915 YoY
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£396k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£304k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£416k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£129k£258k£387k£516k£645kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£303.6k£606.5k
Current assets£415.6k£645.3k
Cash£396.1k£563.7k
Net assets£303.6k£606.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2016-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2012-04-01
    ➖
    SHARPLES, Amanda Louise resigned
    director
  17. 2005-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AB PROPERTY MARKETING LIMITED
  18. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    ASHTON, Charlotte Mary Eloise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    ASHTON, Charlotte Mary Eloise appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-03-02
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    SHARPLES, Amanda Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-03-02
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Miss Charlotte Mary Eloise Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Wheel House
31-37 Church Street
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ASHTON, Charlotte Mary Eloise→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Charlotte Mary Eloise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2005-03-02
Resigned
SHARPLES, Amanda Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2005-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22