A B DISPLAYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08311328 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28

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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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£35.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £35,302

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£35k

Current Assets

£129k

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£73.1k	—
Current assets	£128.7k	—
Net assets	£35.3k	—
Average employees	—	1000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-08-01
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2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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accounts · AA
2021-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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accounts · AA
2018-07-06
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capital · SH01
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-19
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officers · AP01
2015-11-19
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capital · SH01
2015-11-05
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AMEER-BEG, Wendy Patricia appointed
director
2015-04-15
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accounts · AA
2012-11-28
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Company incorporated
As A B DISPLAYS LIMITED
2012-11-28
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AMEER-BEG, Paul Andrew appointed
secretary
2012-11-28
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AMEER-BEG, Paul Andrew appointed
director
2012-11-28
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-11-28
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-11-28
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HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
director
2012-11-28
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HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Andrew Ameer-Beg Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Wendy Patricia Ameer-Beg Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

26 Birstow Crescent

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE4 2JR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AMEER-BEG, Paul Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-28

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Active

AMEER-BEG, Paul Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-11-28

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Active

AMEER-BEG, Wendy Patricia→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-05

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Active

CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2012-11-28

Resigned

HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2012-11-28

Resigned

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