ABC BOAT BUILDING LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (79/100)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
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 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-12-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-21➕HELPS, Edward John appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-21➖MITCHELL, Samantha resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-29➕MITCHELL, Samantha appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-28➖ONENS, Carl resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-11➖ARRAND, David Robert resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-11➕ONENS, Carl appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC BOAT BUILDING LIMITED
- 2007-03-01➕HELPS, Edward John appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01➕ARRAND, David Robert appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-01➕NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-01➖NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-01➕NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-01➖NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
Abc Leisure Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abc Leisure Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/05/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Edward John Helpsceased 31/05/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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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