ABACAB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC215556 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2023-10-22
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  4. 2023-06-25
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  8. 2023-06-25
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  9. 2023-06-25
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  11. 2023-02-22
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  12. 2023-02-22
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  14. 2023-02-22
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  15. 2023-02-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2001-08-20
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    SHENNAN, Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2001-06-13
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    HUNTER, Karen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-06-13
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    HUNTER, Gordon appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    HUNTER, Karen appointed
    director
  24. 2001-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACAB LIMITED
  25. 2001-02-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-02-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-02-07
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    SHENNAN, Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2001-02-07
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-02-07
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

7 Greencraig Avenue
Gullane
East Lothian
EH31 2EZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUNTER, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Gordon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Karen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned
SHENNAN, Robert→
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-08-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-22