ABACUS ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09439606 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46620
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-11-24
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    GARRISH, James resigned
    director
  17. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    GARRISH, Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-01
    ➖
    GARRISH, James resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LTD
  20. 2015-02-13
    ➕
    GARRISH, James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-02-13
    ➕
    GARRISH, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Garrish
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46620 — SIC 46620

Registered office

Unit 12 Cusson Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GARRISH, Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
GARRISH, James→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
GARRISH, James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14