ABACUS PLASTERING PRESTON LIMITED
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k | £16.0k |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £1.4k | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-15➕IRELAND, Stephen Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS PLASTERING PRESTON LIMITED
- 2019-03-13➕CARROLL, Thomas Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-03-13📄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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Anthony Carroll Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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