ABS GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED

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SC140440 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-29
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£33.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,540
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,476 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£52k£77k£103k£129kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£40.4k£109.4k
Current assets£60.0k£129.0k
Cash£60.0k£68.5k
Debtors—£59.9k
Net assets£33.5k£94.0k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2024-01-05
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  4. 2023-06-29
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  5. 2022-06-25
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  6. 2021-06-28
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  7. 2020-06-29
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  8. 2019-03-29
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  9. 2019-02-25
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  10. 2018-03-26
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  11. 2017-03-31
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  12. 2016-08-31
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    GLASS, James resigned
    secretary
  13. 2016-03-31
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  14. 2015-11-16
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  15. 2015-03-31
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  16. 2014-10-27
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  17. 2007-09-30
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    THOMSON, James Drysdale appointed
    director
  18. 2007-09-30
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    COX, Sonia Rankin resigned
    director
  19. 2002-03-02
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    COX, Sonia Rankin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-03-02
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    GLASS, James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-03-02
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    WALKER, Edward Brian resigned
    director
  22. 1992-11-16
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    WALKER, Edward Brian appointed
    director
  23. 1992-11-15
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    BELL, Thomas William resigned
    director
  24. 1992-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABS GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED
  25. 1992-09-29
    ➕
    COX, Sonia Rankin appointed
    secretary
  26. 1992-09-29
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-09-29
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-09-29
    ➕
    BELL, Thomas William appointed
    director
  29. 1992-09-29
    ➕
    COX, Sonia Rankin appointed
    director
  30. 1992-09-29
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 1992-09-29
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Drysdale Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

10 Ladyland Road
Maybole
Ayrshire
KA19 7DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

THOMSON, James Drysdale→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Sonia Rankin→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 2002-03-02
Resigned
GLASS, James→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-02 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 1992-09-29
Resigned
BELL, Thomas William→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 1992-11-15
Resigned
COX, Sonia Rankin→
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 2007-09-30
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 1992-09-29
Resigned
WALKER, Edward Brian→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 2002-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-10-09
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2025-06-26
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2024-10-14
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2024-06-26
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address · AD01
2024-01-05
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2023-10-30
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2023-06-29
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2022-10-12
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2022-06-25
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2021-10-14
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2021-06-28
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2020-11-24
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2020-06-29
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2019-10-23
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2019-03-29