AB30 DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.6k | £-5.0k |
| Current assets | £727.2k | £683.2k |
| Cash | £7.6k | £6.1k |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £-6.6k | £-5.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-06➕DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret appointeddirector
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AB30 DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2020-10-05➕DUNCAN, Alfred John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-05➕FOWLIE, Alex William James appointeddirector
- 2020-10-05➕GREEN, David Alexander Skinner appointeddirector
- 2020-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret (same surname) appointed 2023-06-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Muirden Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Muirden Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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