A.B.C FIRST AID TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08631075 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-30
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
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,049
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 279% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£2.3k£818
Current assets£4.8k£6.5k
Cash£4.4k£6.5k
Debtors£450
Net assets£2.0k£541

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-10-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-04-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.B.C FIRST AID TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2013-07-30
    BRADY, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 13 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Brady
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/07/2016
Mr Anthony Brady
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Griffin Cottage
Hampit Road
Saffron Walden
CB11 4HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-08-13OVERDUE
Last: 2024-07-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRADY, Anthony
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-30
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-10-23