ABM DEVELOPMENTS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06421422 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-164.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 47). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 18.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £164,220

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
-£164k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£509k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£445k-£186k£73k£332k£591k£850kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-157.4k£-424.3k
Current assets£509.2k£850.4k
Cash£5.4k—
Debtors£503.8k£45.4k
Net assets£-164.2k£-445.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-03-31
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    Charge satisfied #7
  4. 2026-03-31
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    Charge satisfied #6
  5. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-12-03
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    BUTTERWORTH, Andrew David resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2025-06-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-07-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2024-07-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  17. 2024-07-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2024-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #5
  19. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-12-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2022-11-30
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Darren Stringer
  23. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-01-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2022-01-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2022-01-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  28. 2022-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2022-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2020-11-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Crowd Property Limited
  31. 2020-11-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Crowd Property Limited
  32. 2020-07-01
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    BUTTERWORTH, Andrew David appointed
    director
  33. 2020-05-26
    ➖
    TONKS, Richard Kenmir resigned
    director
  34. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    BALL, Graham resigned
    director
  35. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    KITCHING, Ian resigned
    director
  36. 2013-05-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  37. 2013-05-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2009-04-21
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    BALL, Graham appointed
    director
  39. 2009-04-21
    ➕
    KITCHING, Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2008-01-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  41. 2007-11-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  42. 2007-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABM DEVELOPMENTS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  43. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    MANNING, Ben appointed
    secretary
  44. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    MANNING, Ben Jonathan appointed
    director
  45. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2007-11-08
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  47. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    TONKS, Richard Kenmir appointed
    director
  48. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  49. 2007-11-08
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Jonathan Manning
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew David Butterworthceased 03/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Richard Kenmir Tonksceased 26/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Office Suite 1, The Wellbeing Centre
2 Briggate
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MANNING, Ben→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNING, Ben Jonathan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned
BALL, Graham→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-04-21 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
BUTTERWORTH, Andrew David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-03
Resigned
KITCHING, Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-04-21 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
TONKS, Richard Kenmir→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2020-05-26
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property23/07/202431/03/2026
satisfied
Darren Stringer
A registered charge1 property30/11/202231/03/2026
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge2 properties26/01/202205/07/2024
satisfied
Crowd Property
Crowd Property Limited
A registered charge2 properties23/11/202026/01/2022
satisfied
Crowd Property
Crowd Property Limited
A registered charge1 property23/11/202026/01/2022
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/01/200829/05/2013
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/11/200729/05/2013

Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12