ABK

What ABK does

ABK Ltd is a UK-based, privately held painting, decorating, and building refurbishment company founded in 1967 and headquartered in High Wycombe. The firm provides professional interior and exterior painting services, specialist protective coatings, line marking, woodwork restoration, and heritage conservation work for listed buildings. In 1995 it established a Refurbishment Division that extends the offering into full building works including carpentry, plumbing, electrics, flooring, plastering, partitioning, roofing, and project management.

The company serves a broad mix of residential homeowners and commercial clients across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and West London, with dedicated local phone numbers and offices in High Wycombe, Slough, Oxford, and London. Enterprise customers include Empire Cinemas, Stoke Park Hotel, the Roald Dahl Museum, Legoland Windsor, Wycombe High School, the Chequers Inn, Pladis (United Biscuits), Martin Baker Aircraft Company, the Waddesdon Estate (Rothschild), Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, and Forest House Vets, spanning entertainment, hospitality, culture, education, manufacturing, automotive, heritage, and healthcare sectors. The firm holds a Dulux Trade Contract Partnership, Painting & Decorating Association membership, Investors in People accreditation, and Health & Safety Committed Certification with RAMS documentation.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-led professional services contracts, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, combining local SEO-optimised landing pages for dozens of towns, a multi-channel social presence, Google Business reviews, email newsletters, and direct phone enquiry. There is no disclosed headcount beyond the 11-50 employee range, no external funding, no parent or subsidiary relationships, and no indications of recent M&A activity, consistent with a long-standing independent regional operator.

Name

ABK

Legal name

ABK Ltd

Website

https://abkltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABK Ltd is a UK-based painting, decorating, and building refurbishment contractor founded in 1967, serving residential and commercial clients across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and West London with specialist coatings, heritage conservation, and full property refurbishment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Painting, Decorating and Building Refurbishment Services

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Painting (Walls, Ceilings, Trim) (HSAPAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exterior Painting (Siding, Stucco, Masonry) (HSAPAHAB), Exterior Painting & Surface Coatings (HSAPAKAF), Interior Painting (Walls, Ceilings, Trim) (HSAGADAA)

Keywords

• Commercial painting services
• Residential decorating services
• Specialist protective coatings
• Building refurbishment works
• Heritage building conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

High Wycombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Painting and Decorating Services: Project-based painting and decorating services for residential and commercial properties, including specialist coatings, line marking, and heritage conservation work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ABK provides professional painting, decorating, and building refurbishment services for commercial, residential, and heritage properties across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and West London. Core offerings include Commercial Painting, Residential Painting, Specialist Coatings (protective and industrial paint systems), and a Building Works / Refurbishment Division (covering carpentry, plumbing, electrics, flooring, partitioning, plastering, and roofing). Specialist adjacent services include car park line marking, cinema and theatre decoration, medical and retail unit painting, Grade-listed heritage conservation, and resin-based woodwork restoration.

Product overview

ABK is a painting and decorating company offering a comprehensive suite of services across commercial, residential, and specialized painting categories. The core offerings include Commercial Painting, Residential Painting, Specialist Coatings, and Building Works (refurbishment services established in 1995). These services are supported by specialized offerings such as car park painting and line marking, cinema/theatre decoration, medical establishment painting, retail unit painting, heritage and listed building conservation, woodwork restoration, and line marking services. The company operates primarily across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and West London, serving diverse sectors including education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and heritage properties. ABK positions itself as more than just painters, offering integrated building refurbishment services with project management capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 properties completed at Waddesdon Estate over 8+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dulux TradecoreOthersDulux Trade Contract Partnership providing access to professional-grade paint products and specifications. ABK uses Dulux Weathershield, Dulux Metalshield, Dulux Contract Matt, Dulux Vinyl Matt, Dulux Satinwood, and Dulux Durable Matt products across their projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Keepmoat Homes: Large UK residential developer and refurbishment contractor with in-house painting and finishing capabilities; a broad incumbent operating at much greater scale in residential refurbishment segments ABK also serves.
• Morgan Sindall Group: UK construction and regeneration group including fit-out, refurbishment and property services divisions; a broader incumbent that competes for some of the same commercial and heritage refurbishment work as ABK.
• Mears Group: UK housing and property maintenance provider with significant painting, decorating and refurbishment activity for social housing and public-sector clients — a scaled incumbent in adjacent segments of the same trade.
• Mitie Group: UK facilities management group whose property services division includes painting, decorating and building maintenance for commercial estates; a broader incumbent with overlapping service lines at national scale.
• Seddon Group: Established UK construction and refurbishment contractor with painting and property services as part of a wider portfolio; comparable regional presence and refurbishment scope, but operating across multiple construction trades.
• Wates Group: Major UK construction, property services and fit-out group with refurbishment and maintenance capabilities that overlap with ABK's service offering at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Ian Williams Ltd: UK painting, decorating and property maintenance contractor focused on responsive repairs and planned works for social housing and public-sector clients; directly comparable in service mix and trade-led delivery model.
• Novus Property Solutions: UK property maintenance, refurbishment and painting contractor serving commercial, heritage and social-housing clients; closely comparable in offering a multi-trade refurbishment bundle around a painting core.
• Axis Europe plc: UK provider of painting, decorating and building maintenance services to social housing, education and commercial clients; comparable scale and service-line breadth to ABK's refurbishment-plus-painting model.
• Bell Group: One of the largest UK commercial painting and decorating contractors, offering interior/exterior painting, refurbishment and planned maintenance to enterprise and public-sector clients — a directly comparable national-scale specialist in the same core trade.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ABKdecorations
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-tlTWgL90FzCXQlxX2Kk1w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ABK.Limited
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abk-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/abklimited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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