ABF OPERATIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.1k |
| Current assets | — | £42.9k |
| Net assets | — | £2.1k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➕MCGUINNESS, Daniel Joseph appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23➖GIBSON, David resigneddirector
- 2023-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABF OPERATIONS LIMITED
- 2022-03-11➕GIBSON, Alison Deborah appointeddirector
- 2022-03-11➕GIBSON, Kevin David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-11➕GIBSON, David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin David Gibson Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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