ABACUS RAIL LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS RAIL LIMITED
- 2009-11-09➕SMITH, Gary John 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary John Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 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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