AABGSERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10301988 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-29
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£20.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,544

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£21kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£61.1k£31.7k
Current assets£9.5k£17.5k
Cash£4.5k
Debtors£13.0k
Net assets£20.5k£14.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AABGSERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2016-07-29
    BUTENAITE, Donara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

3-6 Ndc Unit
Banister Road
London
W10 4AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BUTENAITE, Donara
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-29
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30