ABOVE AND BEYOND CONTRACTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10693709 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£159.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (71/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £159,913
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Net Worth
£160k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£160kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£182.7k£176.2k
Current assets£115.4k£114.2k
Cash£58.6k£54.4k
Debtors£56.8k£59.7k
Net assets£159.9k£158.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-06
    BICKHAM, Leo resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-06-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE AND BEYOND CONTRACTS LTD
  19. 2017-03-28
    LLOYD, Jamie Kendal appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-28
    BICKHAM, Leo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Incorporated2017-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

30-34 North Street North Street
Hailsham
BN27 1DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LLOYD, Jamie Kendal
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-28
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Active
BICKHAM, Leo
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-03-28 · resigned 2020-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06