ABBALUX LOGISTICS LTD

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16907074 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2026-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2026-02-11
    BRETHERTON, William resigned
    director
  11. 2025-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBALUX LOGISTICS LTD
  12. 2025-12-12
    GREENHOUGH, Roger Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2025-12-12
    BRETHERTON, William appointed
    director
  14. 2025-12-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Bretherton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/12/2025
Mr Roger Paul Greenhough
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/12/2025

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
Incorporated2025-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

9 Browning Close
Bolton
BL1 3XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREENHOUGH, Roger Paul
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-12
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Active
BRETHERTON, William
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-12-12 · resigned 2026-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-12