ABACUS FABRICATIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

13652713 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-30

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

25990SIC 25990

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	1600	1700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
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officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-08
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GENT, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2023-08-08
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SIMMS, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2023-08-08
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SUTCLIFFE, Rachel Lesley resigned
director
2023-08-08
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WOODROW, Amanda Claire resigned
director
2022-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-23
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SUTCLIFFE, Rachel Lesley appointed
director
2021-12-23
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WOODROW, Amanda Claire appointed
director
2021-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-30
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Company incorporated
As ABACUS FABRICATIONS LTD
2021-09-30
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SUTCLIFFE, John appointed
director
2021-09-30
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WOODROW, Mark Steven appointed
director
2021-09-30
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Steven Woodrow Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/08/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mark Steven Woodrowceased 08/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Sutcliffeceased 08/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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AB ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14346163 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
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ABILITY WET ROOMS LTD→ 08911274 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 5 Grantham Road

Boothtown

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 6PL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GENT, Christopher Paul→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMMS, Andrew Robert→

director · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SUTCLIFFE, John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WOODROW, Mark Steven→

director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SUTCLIFFE, Rachel Lesley→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-23 · resigned 2023-08-08

Resigned

WOODROW, Amanda Claire→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-23 · resigned 2023-08-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-02

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-09-01

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-09-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-24