ABERGAVENNY MASONIC BUILDINGS COMPANY.LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
00084758 · ltd · incorporated 1905-05-30
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 119.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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 119.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 119.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (4 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  2. 2026-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-15
    ➕
    DAVIES, Keith James appointed
    director
  6. 2025-11-15
    ➕
    TOD, Julian Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-15
    ➖
    SMITH, Neil Durham resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-01-10
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, Paul Heward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-01-10
    ➖
    DILLEY, Peter William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-01-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2019-01-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-02-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Neil Durham appointed
    director
  24. 2015-12-31
    ➕
    ABERGAVENNY MASONIC CENTRE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    CAINE, Howard Keith resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    GREEN, Keith Francis resigned
    director
  27. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Peter Charles William resigned
    director
  28. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    JUDD, John Daniel resigned
    director
  29. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    KELLY, Kevin John resigned
    director
  30. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    TOD, Julian Paul resigned
    director
  31. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Thomas Brendan resigned
    director
  32. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Peter Charles William appointed
    director
  33. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    JUDD, John Daniel appointed
    director
  34. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    TOD, Julian Paul appointed
    director
  35. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    BARRETT, Victor resigned
    director
  36. 2011-05-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 2011-05-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    PROSSER, Thomas John resigned
    director
  39. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    BARRETT, Victor appointed
    director
  40. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    DAVIS, Harold Sydney resigned
    director
  41. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    SADLER, Frederick Thomas resigned
    director
  42. 2007-09-24
    ➖
    BARRETT, Victor resigned
    secretary
  43. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    DILLEY, Peter William appointed
    secretary
  44. 2005-03-04
    ➕
    GREEN, Keith Francis appointed
    director
  45. 2005-02-09
    ➖
    STRAKER, John Morgan resigned
    director
  46. 2003-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  47. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    KELLY, Kevin John appointed
    director
  48. 2000-11-19
    ➖
    WATKINS, Derrick resigned
    director
  49. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    PROSSER, Thomas John appointed
    director
  50. 1997-10-16
    ➖
    HARVEY, Walter Enos resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abergavenny Masonic Centre Limited
Individual
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/12/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1905-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

No 1 St John's Lane
Abergavenny
NP7 5RT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 20 resigned)

WADSWORTH, Paul Heward→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Keith James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOD, Julian Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERGAVENNY MASONIC CENTRE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, Victor→
secretary · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned
DILLEY, Peter William→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2019-01-10
Resigned
BARRETT, Victor→
director · ~100y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
CAINE, Howard Keith→
director · ~86y · appointed 1992-10-12 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
DAVIS, Harold Sydney→
director · ~100y · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned
GREEN, Keith Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Peter Charles William→
director · ~87y · appointed 2015-06-17 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
HARVEY, Walter Enos→
director · ~106y · appointed 1995-06-01 · resigned 1997-10-16
Resigned
JONES, Hubert Edward→
director · ~119y · resigned 1995-09-03
Resigned
JONES, Peter David→
director · ~82y · resigned 1995-09-03
Resigned
JUDD, John Daniel→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
KELLY, Kevin John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
MCGILVERY, Harry→
director · ~95y · resigned 1995-01-21
Resigned
PROSSER, Thomas John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
SADLER, Frederick Thomas→
director · ~102y · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned
SMITH, Neil Durham→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-02-10 · resigned 2025-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/05/2011—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/05/2011—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties07/12/199405/02/2003
satisfied
(No Trustee)
Charge1 property03/10/190609/03/1995
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Recent filings (144 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31