ABBOTT MELLOR LIMITED

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12094826 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-10
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 Jul 2023
Net worth
£31.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25120SIC 25120
  • 43290Other construction installation
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,266

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£31k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-07-31
Total assets£32.3k
Current assets£30.4k
Net assets£31.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-11-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-24
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-20
    ➕
    ALI, Junab appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-20
    ➖
    ALI, Junab resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-20
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq resigned
    director
  10. 2025-10-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-10-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-10-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-10-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-10-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2025-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-08
    ➖
    ZAHID, Raja Muhammad resigned
    director
  21. 2021-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-04-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-04-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT MELLOR LIMITED
  25. 2019-07-10
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq appointed
    director
  26. 2019-07-10
    ➕
    ZAHID, Raja Muhammad appointed
    director

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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALI, Junab resigned 2025-10-20; HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq resigned 2025-10-20

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ishtiaq Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/10/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Junab Aliceased 20/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ishtiaq Hussainceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Raja Muhammad Zahidceased 08/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

65 Greengate Street
Oldham
OL4 1DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Junab→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-10-20 · resigned 2025-10-20
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Ishtiaq→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-07-10 · resigned 2025-10-20
Resigned
ZAHID, Raja Muhammad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-07-10 · resigned 2021-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22