A. B. ROLLINGS CLOTHIERS LTD

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11880946 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13923
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 14110SIC 14110
  • 14190SIC 14190
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,436

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£44k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£63.7k£63.7k
Current assets£44.2k£44.2k
Cash£2.2k
Debtors£35.2k
Net assets£3.4k£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
    ODUKOYA, Jackie Adejoke resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-06-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-27
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2021-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-02-17
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2020-02-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-02-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. B. ROLLINGS CLOTHIERS LTD
  19. 2019-03-13
    ODUKOYA, Abiodun appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-03-13
    ODUKOYA, Abiodun appointed
    director
  21. 2019-03-13
    ODUKOYA, Jackie Adejoke appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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: 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abiodun Odukoya
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13923 — SIC 13923

Registered office

236 Edgware Road
London
W2 1DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ODUKOYA, Abiodun
secretary · appointed 2019-03-13
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Active
ODUKOYA, Abiodun
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-03-13
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Active
ODUKOYA, Jackie Adejoke
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-13 · resigned 2025-11-03
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13