ADVANCED BUILDING SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05744607 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
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 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,229,492
Net assets shrinking
Down £154,271 YoY
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£419k£839k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.23M£1.39M
Current assets£2.10M£1.75M
Cash£1.43M£883.7k
Debtors£488.4k£606.1k
Net assets£1.23M£1.38M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-05
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    CALLISTER, Steven Philip resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2023-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-06-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-06-01
    ➖
    LANGLEY, Allen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Homes England
  23. 2020-07-03
    ➕
    GERRARD, Joseph appointed
    director
  24. 2020-07-03
    ➕
    CALLISTER, Steven Philip appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-17
    ➕
    LANGLEY, Max appointed
    director
  26. 2006-03-17
    ➕
    LANGLEY, Allen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-03-16
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-03-16
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED BUILDING SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD
  30. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Abss Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abss Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED BUILDING SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 05744607

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abss Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control04/04/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Elaine Marie Langleyceased 03/07/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Max Langleyceased 04/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2006-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GERRARD, Joseph→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGLEY, Max→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGLEY, Allen→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-03-16
Resigned
CALLISTER, Steven Philip→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-03 · resigned 2025-04-05
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Homes England
A registered charge1 property07/01/2021—
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Recent filings (77 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-10