ABS BUILD & DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
14174261 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-12-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-12-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-12-01
    SINGH, Amardeep appointed
    director
  15. 2023-12-01
    KAUR, Amandeep resigned
    director
  16. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABS BUILD & DESIGN LTD
  18. 2022-06-15
    KAUR, Amandeep appointed
    director
  19. 2022-06-15
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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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amardeep Singh
Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares01/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Amandeep Kaurceased 01/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

3 Ashton Gardens
Hounslow
TW4 7BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SINGH, Amardeep
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
KAUR, Amandeep
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06