A&B FABRICATION & WELDING CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12770260 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-02➖ALLEN, Alex resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-26➕BRAY, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A&B FABRICATION & WELDING CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD
- 2020-07-27➕BRAY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-07-27➕ALLEN, Alex appointeddirector
- 2020-07-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Paul Bray Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alex Allenceased 02/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
181 High Street
Tibshelf
Alfreton
DE55 5NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRAY, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Alex→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2026-03-02
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14