ABERNANT STORAGE LTD

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12200449 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £16,216
Net assets shrinking
Down £359 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£695
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£16.2k£16.6k
Current assets£695£574
Net assets£16.2k£16.6k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABERNANT STORAGE LTD
  10. 2019-09-11
    PRICE, David Leonard appointed
    director
  11. 2019-09-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Leonard Price
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest11/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-11
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

29 Gelligron Road
Pontardawe
Swansea
SA8 4LU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PRICE, David Leonard
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-09-11
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-09-11