ABT STEEL LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15595472 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-26
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
  • 45310SIC 45310
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-06-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABT STEEL LIMITED
  7. 2024-03-26
    KUŁACZ, Katarzyna appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-26
    KUŁACZ, Konrad Albert appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Konrad Albert Kułacz
Individual · Polish · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/03/2024
Mrs Katarzyna Kułacz
Individual · Polish · DOB 08/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/03/2024

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
Incorporated2024-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

10 Ashley Court
Woking
GU21 8SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KUŁACZ, Katarzyna
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-03-26
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Active
KUŁACZ, Konrad Albert
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-03-26
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-26