ABM DEVELOPERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
12409240 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£19.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
10 live charges · oldest 5.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £19,089
Cash YoY
+82%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.37M | £1.89M |
| Current assets | £12.5k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £12.5k | £6.9k |
| Net assets | £19.1k | £19.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-08🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2025-12-08🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2023-06-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2023-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-26🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2023-01-26🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-12-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2021-12-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2020-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2020-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABM DEVELOPERS LTD
- 2020-01-17➕MUKHERJEE, Abhijnan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
1 low10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abhijnan Mukherjee Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | — | — | board controlboard control | 17/01/2020 |
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. C. PLANT LIMITED→ 05451959 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A&D GLASS MANUFACTURING LTD→ 14819775 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A1 HEATING & PLUMBING (LONDON) LTD→ 11802259 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A2ONE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 11527332 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A4Y-2010 LTD→ 14424561 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AA BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD→ 09629496 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AABLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 04170279 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ABELL HEATING & PLUMBING LTD→ 06401730 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ABLE 2 BUILD & SONS LIMITED→ 08322273 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABM GORDON ROAD LTD→ 17041033 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABOVE ALL LOFTS AND EXTENSIONS LTD→ 14272466 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABOVEBOARD AC LIMITED→ 12577487 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
55a Palmerston Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MUKHERJEE, Abhijnan→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-17
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
10
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-31