ABS PROPERTY (ESSEX) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £352.4k | £335.6k |
| Current assets | £5.4k | £11.6k |
| Cash | £5.2k | £10.9k |
| Debtors | £155 | £617 |
| Net assets | £301.1k | £284.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13➖FORGIONE, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-13➖FORGIONE, Angela resigneddirector
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-28➖DESANTIS, Bruno resigneddirector
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-02-06➕DE SANTIS, Sabrina Lola appointeddirector
- 2016-02-06➕FORGIONE, Angela appointeddirector
- 2014-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABS PROPERTY (ESSEX) LIMITED
- 2014-04-09➕FORGIONE, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-09➕DESANTIS, Bruno appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sabrina Lola De Santis Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Angela Forgioneceased 13/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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