ABMAW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC605960 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-21
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£116.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £116,475
Cash YoY
+150%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 150% YoY
Net Worth
£116k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£116kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£116.5k£113.9k
Current assets£15.1k£6.1k
Cash£15.1k£6.1k
Net assets£116.5k£113.9k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-09
    WILLIAMS, Mark Antony resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABMAW LIMITED
  15. 2018-08-21
    BRUCE, Andrew Roderick Maclean appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-21
    WILLIAMS, Mark Antony appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Roderick Maclean Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
2550%
25-50% shares21/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Antony Williamsceased 09/05/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

25b High Street
Avoch
IV9 8PT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRUCE, Andrew Roderick Maclean
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-08-21
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Active
WILLIAMS, Mark Antony
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-08-21 · resigned 2024-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31