A & B BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06608580 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-02

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 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

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	100	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-14
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2025-03-25
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2024-03-22
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2022-09-24
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2022-03-01
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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accounts · AA
2018-08-27
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accounts · AA
2018-06-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-06-08
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officers · CH01
2018-06-08
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officers · CH03
2018-06-08
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address · AD01
2018-02-25
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accounts · AA
2017-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-07-05
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2017-03-30
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2008-06-02
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Company incorporated
As A & B BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
2008-06-02
➕
PENCHEVA, Adriana appointed
secretary
2008-06-02
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PENCHEV, Boyko appointed
director
2008-06-02
➕
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-06-02
➖
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-02
➕
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-06-02
➖
HANOVER DIRECTORS 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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 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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Boyko Penchev Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-06-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

105 Tavistock Crescent

Mitcham

CR4 1QJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-16OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PENCHEVA, Adriana→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-02

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Active

PENCHEV, Boyko→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-06-02

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2008-06-02

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2008-06-02

Resigned

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