ABRAHAM AND SONS MOTORS LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £617.7k | £618.1k |
| Current assets | £66.4k | £84.5k |
| Cash | £31.0k | £47.3k |
| Debtors | £35.4k | £37.2k |
| Net assets | £61.2k | £24.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 mortgage
- • 2 mortgage
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Interbay Funding, LTD.
- 2026-05-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Interbay Funding, LTD.
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAHAM AND SONS MOTORS LIMITED
- 2018-05-01➕HARICHCHANDRAN, Dharshini Subathra appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01➕HARICHCHANDRAN, Peethambram appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peethambram Harichchandran Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/05/2018 |
Mrs Dharshini Subathra Harichchandran Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding, LTD. | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding, LTD. | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/05/2018 | — |