ABK PROPERTY SOUTH WALES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC307727 · llp · incorporated 2004-04-21
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 May 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2017-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
  19. 2017-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  20. 2017-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-07-14
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  22. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-07-17
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2015-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-07-31
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2010-01-18
    ➖
    JONES, Gerald resigned
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2009-02-23
    ➖
    STOCKDALE, Clive resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2004-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABK PROPERTY SOUTH WALES LLP
  29. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    GIBSON, Keith Nathan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    LAKIN, Brian Charles appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    SIGMA 3 (KITCHENS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    JONES, Gerald appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    STOCKDALE, Clive appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Sigma 3 Kitchens Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Sigma 3 Kitchens Ltd
Corporate parent
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ABK PROPERTY SOUTH WALES LLP
This company · OC307727

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sigma 3 Kitchens Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Brian Charles Lakin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2004-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Llantrisant Business Park
Llantrisant
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF72 8LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GIBSON, Keith Nathan→
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKIN, Brian Charles→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIGMA 3 (KITCHENS) LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Gerald→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2010-01-18
Resigned
STOCKDALE, Clive→
llp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2009-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2018-06-22