AB PLANT GROUP LTD
💤Zombieactive
12351490 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£116.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
70
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £116,273
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£116k
↑ 192% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £521.4k | £369.6k |
| Current assets | £91.8k | £95.5k |
| Net assets | £116.3k | £39.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AB PLANT GROUP LTD
- 2019-12-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Browitt Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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
Incorporated2019-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
Office 7, Block B1 Chorley Business & Technology
Centre, 8 East Terrace
Euxton Lane, Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Recent filings (25 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-03