ABACUS RED LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 51). 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)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 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £131.6k | £100.1k |
| Current assets | £33.9k | £234 |
| Net assets | £119.1k | £108.4k |
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 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19➖PANG, Pak Keung resigneddirector
- 2017-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2010-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-11-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS RED LIMITED
- 2009-09-15➕MAN, Tik Pong Martin appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕PANG, Pak Keung appointeddirector
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Man Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | — | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence | 01/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Pak Pangceased 30/07/2022· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/01/2010 | 30/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/11/2009 | 30/01/2020 |