ABRAHAM & SONS LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAHAM & SONS LTD
- 2014-11-25➕LOONAT, Ismail Ebrahim appointeddirector
- 2014-11-25➕LOONAT, Mariam appointeddirector
- 2014-11-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ismail Ebrahim Loonat Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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