ST ABBS CABS LTD.

🌿Early-stageactive
SC758885 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 1 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,781

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 327% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£5.8k£1.4k
Current assets—£5.6k
Net assets£5.8k£1.4k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    ➕
    AZAM, Samaira appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    HABIB, Qaiser resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-09-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-09-08
    ➕
    AZAM, Abdul Samad Yousaf appointed
    director
  11. 2025-09-08
    ➖
    JABEEN, Ambar resigned
    director
  12. 2025-05-08
    ➖
    GLENN, Colin resigned
    director
  13. 2025-05-08
    ➖
    GLENN, Donna resigned
    director
  14. 2025-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    HABIB, Qaiser appointed
    director
  18. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    JABEEN, Ambar appointed
    director
  19. 2025-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2025-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2025-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2025-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2025-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2025-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  26. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  28. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  29. 2023-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-09-18
    ➖
    GLENN, Colin resigned
    director
  31. 2023-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ST ABBS CABS LTD.
  32. 2023-02-14
    ➕
    GLENN, Colin appointed
    director
  33. 2023-02-14
    ➕
    GLENN, Colin appointed
    director
  34. 2023-02-14
    ➕
    GLENN, Donna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HABIB, Qaiser resigned 2026-04-09; JABEEN, Ambar resigned 2025-09-08

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 Abdul Samad Yousaf Azam
Individual · British · DOB 03/2005 · age 21
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/09/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Qaiser Habibceased 08/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Colin Glennceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Donna Glennceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2023-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

5 Glamis Street
Dundee
DD3 7HS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

AZAM, Abdul Samad Yousaf→
director · ~21y · appointed 2025-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AZAM, Samaira→
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLENN, Colin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2025-05-08
Resigned
GLENN, Colin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2023-09-18
Resigned
GLENN, Donna→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2025-05-08
Resigned
HABIB, Qaiser→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-05-01 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned
JABEEN, Ambar→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-01 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01