AB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC186447 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-02-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-01➕MACHADO, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-01➖MACHADO, Mary Conseption resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-08-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-02-17➖MACHADO, Louise Ann resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-17➕MACHADO, Mary Conseption appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-08-01➖BUNTING, Alan resigneddirector
- 2000-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1999-07-01➕MACHADO, Clarence Mathew appointeddirector
- 1998-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 1998-06-05➕MACHADO, Louise Ann appointeddirector
- 1998-06-05➕MACHADO, Louise Ann appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-05➕BUNTING, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Ann Machado Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2021 |
Mr Clarence Mathew Machado Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
26 Poplar Road
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 4AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MACHADO, Clarence Mathew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-07-01
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MACHADO, Louise Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-06-05
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MACHADO, Louise Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 2005-02-17
MACHADO, Mary Conseption→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2020-10-01
BUNTING, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 2000-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/06/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 17/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 04/03/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/06/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-02-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-01