AAB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10384886 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-20

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	200	200

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-22
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-08-22
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-09-20
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Company incorporated
As AAB DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2016-09-20
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BRADSHAW, Andrew Donald appointed
director
2016-09-20
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BRADSHAW, Angela Mary appointed
director
2016-09-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Donald Bradshaw Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/09/2016
Mrs Angela Mary Bradshaw Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/09/2016

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

Incorporated2016-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

95 Ribby Road

Wrea Green

Preston

PR4 2PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-03

Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRADSHAW, Andrew Donald→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-09-20

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Active

BRADSHAW, Angela Mary→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-20

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-19