AB CIVILS DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
11193283 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-04-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-07-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB CIVILS DESIGN LTD
  22. 2018-02-07
    BRADLEY, Andrew 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 8 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence07/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Thornbridge Crescent
Chesterfield
S40 2JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2024-02-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRADLEY, Andrew
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-02-07
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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-02