A.B CONSTRUCTION (GLOS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06465586 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-07

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

£-460

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £460

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,017 YoY

Cash YoY

-30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3k

↓ 30% YoY

Net Worth

-£460

↓ 107% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 51% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£17.6k	£12.5k
Current assets	£11.9k	£7.8k
Cash	£3.2k	£4.5k
Debtors	£8.7k	—
Net assets	£-460	£6.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2024-08-08
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2023-09-14
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2022-11-23
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2021-12-21
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2020-12-16
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2019-11-26
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2018-11-07
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2017-12-15
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2016-11-08
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2016-11-03
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2016-01-29
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accounts · AA
2016-01-11
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-09
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2014-09-30
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2012-08-03
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SAYSELL, Mark Adolphus resigned
director
2008-01-08
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SAYSELL, Kim appointed
secretary
2008-01-08
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BISHOP, Andrew Norman appointed
director
2008-01-08
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SAYSELL, Mark Adolphus appointed
director
2008-01-07
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Company incorporated
As A.B CONSTRUCTION (GLOS) LIMITED
2008-01-07
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-01-07
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-01-07
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2008-01-07
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Norman Bishop Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-01-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

1 Newton Avenue

Gloucester

GL4 4NR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SAYSELL, Kim→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-08

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Active

BISHOP, Andrew Norman→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-08

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2008-01-07

Resigned

SAYSELL, Mark Adolphus→

director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-08 · resigned 2012-08-03

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2008-01-07

Resigned

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