AB CABINETS LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2016-11-15📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2016-11-15🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-12-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-12-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-09-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-28📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2015-05-05📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2015-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AB CABINETS LTD
- 2013-09-13➕SMITH, Michael Shaun appointeddirector
- 2013-09-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-11-15
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