AB SOUTHERN LTD

🌳Matureactive
07325545 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-03
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  3. 2024-07-25
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  4. 2023-06-09
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  5. 2022-10-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-10-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-06-10
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  9. 2020-08-06
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  10. 2019-05-02
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  11. 2018-05-03
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  12. 2017-06-12
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  13. 2016-05-08
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  14. 2015-10-06
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  15. 2015-05-07
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-07-29
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  17. 2010-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AB SOUTHERN LTD
  18. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    BORTHWICK, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2010-07-26
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    BORTHWICK, Paula Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Peter Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Paula Louise Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

4 Brookside
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 0YS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BORTHWICK, Andrew Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-26
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Active
BORTHWICK, Paula Louise→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-26
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2010-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2026-06-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
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gazette · DISS40
2022-10-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-26