ABS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09278150 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
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£356k£712k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£1.03M
Current assets—£1.78M
Cash—£93.1k
Debtors—£1.69M
Net assets—£1.02M
Average employees12100—

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2019-06-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-06-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2019-06-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-10-31
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-02-05
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    address · AD01
  19. 2017-12-01
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2017-11-22
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    HALLEWELL, Robert Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2017-09-28
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    DARGAN, David Kenneth resigned
    director
  22. 2017-09-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Assist Solutions Group Limited (Crn 09727086)
  23. 2017-08-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  24. 2017-07-24
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    DARGAN, David Kenneth appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Kenneth Dargan
  26. 2015-08-18
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    BRIDGE, Darren John appointed
    director
  27. 2015-01-01
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    PRESTON, Philip John appointed
    director
  28. 2015-01-01
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    DARGAN, David Kenneth resigned
    director
  29. 2014-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  30. 2014-10-23
    ➕
    DARGAN, David Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

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

Lancrose Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lancrose Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABS COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 09278150

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lancrose Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/09/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Assist Solutions Group Limitedceased 28/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Assist Support Group Limitedceased 27/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Unit 6-8 First Floor Revolution Park Buckshaw Avenue
Buckshaw Village
Chorley
PR7 7DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRIDGE, Darren John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLEWELL, Robert Peter→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESTON, Philip John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARGAN, David Kenneth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-07-24 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
DARGAN, David Kenneth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-23 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Assist Solutions Group (Crn 09727086)
Assist Solutions Group Limited (Crn 09727086)
A registered charge—28/09/201728/06/2019
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—31/08/2017—
satisfied
David Kenneth Dargan
A registered charge—19/02/201628/06/2019
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-06-28