ABACUS BUILDING & MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS BUILDING & MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2018-09-29➕STRACHAN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-09-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Strachan Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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