ABM WIDNES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07369602 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-08-13
    DUFFY, Martyn appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-13
    DUFFY, Martyn resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-05-18
    ROGERSON, Allan resigned
    director
  13. 2023-05-17
    ROGERSON, Andrew, Mr. appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABM WIDNES LIMITED
  21. 2010-09-08
    ROGERSON, Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Rogerson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75100%
75-100% shares18/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Rogersonceased 18/05/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Pitt Street
Widnes
WA8 0TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROGERSON, Andrew, Mr.
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-17
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Active
DUFFY, Martyn
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-13 · resigned 2024-08-13
Resigned
ROGERSON, Allan
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2023-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06