AB SCIENTIFIC LTD

🌳Matureactive
09033854 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees1700-1500

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.

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-16
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Gareth Arran appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-05-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-28
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, David Arthur appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-28
    ➖
    BARON, Nigel Paul resigned
    director
  12. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2022-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2022-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2015-11-12
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    DOBSON, Greg Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-30
    ➕
    ALGAR, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2014-12-30
    ➖
    ALGAR, Helen Angela resigned
    director
  27. 2014-12-30
    ➖
    BARON, Karen resigned
    director
  28. 2014-12-30
    ➕
    BARON, Nigel Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2014-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AB SCIENTIFIC LTD
  30. 2014-05-12
    ➕
    ALGAR, Helen Angela appointed
    director
  31. 2014-05-12
    ➕
    BARON, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Gdo Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Hemato Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AB SCIENTIFIC LTD
This company · 09033854

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Greg Andrew Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
—25–50%25-50% voting09/12/2021
Gdo Investments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/12/2021
Hemato Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/12/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Nklb Limitedceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Mark Algarceased 09/12/2021· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Nigel Paul Baronceased 09/12/2021· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Greg Andrew Dobsonceased 09/12/2021· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

ALGAR, Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Greg Andrew→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, David Arthur→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Gareth Arran→
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALGAR, Helen Angela→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-05-12 · resigned 2014-12-30
Resigned
BARON, Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-05-12 · resigned 2014-12-30
Resigned
BARON, Nigel Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-12-30 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21