ABOVE AND BEYOND PAINT SPECIALISTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13540944 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-30
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£657
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £657
Net assets shrinking
Down £936 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£657
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 129% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.9k£2.8k
Current assets£9.9k£4.3k
Net assets£657£1.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE AND BEYOND PAINT SPECIALISTS LIMITED
  14. 2021-07-30
    WELCH, Kevin appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Kevin Welch
Individual · English · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

5 Denham Close
Plymouth
PL5 3JE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WELCH, Kevin
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-07-30
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-17