ABS PROPERTY DEALERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11966350 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-26
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-05➖AJI, Bincy resigneddirector
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2022-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-23➕THOMAS, Lincy appointeddirector
- 2022-03-23➖CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil resigneddirector
- 2022-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-20➖MANI, Biju Perunnilathil resigneddirector
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited Trading as Precise Mortgages
- 2019-10-01➕CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➖CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil resigneddirector
- 2019-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABS PROPERTY DEALERS LIMITED
- 2019-04-26➕AJI, Bincy appointeddirector
- 2019-04-26➕CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil appointeddirector
- 2019-04-26➕MANI, Biju Perunnilathil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lincy Thomas Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 23/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sabu Kossappallil Chackoceased 23/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A CITYTOP LTD→ 10883593 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 16173118 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABUKHA LTD→ 15851283 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABUNDANCE ESTATES LTD→ 13691439 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AC01 HMO LIMITED→ 16641879 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AC01 SPV LTD→ 10717396 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACCOMMODATION 4 U LIMITED→ 10861680 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACE PROPVEST HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16273179 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACE SPACES PROPERTY LTD→ 15847799 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACER HOUSING LTD→ 13432593 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACER REGIONAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 06269395 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACERO INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16372537 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
23 Lancelot Road
Manchester
M22 5JN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
THOMAS, Lincy→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AJI, Bincy→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2024-04-05
CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2022-03-23
CHACKO, Sabu Kossappallil→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2019-09-30
MANI, Biju Perunnilathil→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2022-02-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited Trading as Precise Mortgages | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/01/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23