ABC LUTON LTD
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £60 | £28.4k |
| Current assets | £60 | £28.4k |
| Net assets | £22.9k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-07-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC LUTON LTD
- 2020-01-31➕RANA, Md Masud appointeddirector
- 2020-01-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Md Masud Rana Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Trade services · B postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&C BESPOKE CLEANING SERVICES LTD→ 16276966 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABHAIRUK LTD→ 16463973 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABINA HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14002818 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABKTRADERS LTD→ 16410490 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABLEFLOW YOGA LIMITED→ 16603970 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABMP ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 16191470 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABOVE AND BEYOND OUTSOURCING LIMITED→ 10448837 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABOVE N BEYOND CLEANING SERVICE LTD→ 14871527 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABRI SILBURN LTD→ 16009999 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABS OPERATIONS LIMITED→ 15011119 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE DELIVERIES LIMITED→ 07090714 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE RENOVATIONS & CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 14346188 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.