ABRAM FENCING LIMITED
- · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
- · Filings: 15 → 16
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
- ↑Filings: 15 → 16
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Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (84/100)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 105 (micro)Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.2k | £8.4k | £13.5k |
| Current assets | £31.8k | £20.1k | £16.5k |
| Net assets | £891 | £-5.7k | £-3.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAM FENCING LIMITED
- 2018-11-13➕LOWERY, Ian John, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-11-13📄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.
- +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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Ian John Lowery Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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