AB PROPERTY SERVICES (THENFORD STREET) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07126289 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-15
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£60£120£180£240£300Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£300
Net assets—£300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-29
    ➖
    BROWN, Marie resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-12-29
    ➖
    ARNOLD, David James resigned
    director
  8. 2025-12-29
    ➖
    BROWN, Marie resigned
    director
  9. 2025-12-29
    ➖
    MEEKS, Nicholas resigned
    director
  10. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2024-10-30
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  12. 2023-10-18
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  13. 2022-10-06
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  14. 2021-10-03
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  15. 2021-01-17
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  16. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2012-01-01
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    ANTELL, Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2010-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB PROPERTY SERVICES (THENFORD STREET) LIMITED
  22. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Nigel appointed
    director
  23. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    ANTELL, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    ARNOLD, David James appointed
    director
  26. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Marie appointed
    director
  27. 2010-01-15
    ➕
    MEEKS, Nicholas appointed
    director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BROWN, Marie resigned 2025-12-29; ARNOLD, David James resigned 2025-12-29; BROWN, Marie resigned 2025-12-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Brown
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

29 Doddington Road Doddington Road
Wilby
Wellingborough
NN8 2UA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BROWN, Nigel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-29
Resigned
ANTELL, Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
ARNOLD, David James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-29
Resigned
BROWN, Marie→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-29
Resigned
MEEKS, Nicholas→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-03