ABCOR LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-03➕ABIDALI, Taher Shabbir appointeddirector
- 2020-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-01➕RANIWALA, Zoeb Fazleabbas appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-01➖ABIDALI, Ammar resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-01➖ABIDALI, Adnan resigneddirector
- 2006-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABCOR LIMITED
- 2006-04-24➕ABIDALI, Ammar appointeddirector
- 2006-04-24➕ABIDALI, Ammar appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-24➕ABIDALI, Adnan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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