ABERDARE CABLES

🌳Matureactive
00487560 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1950-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
3 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-05
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2009-03-01
    ➕
    MAFFIOLI, Alberto appointed
    director
  3. 2009-03-01
    ➖
    LEONI, Stefano resigned
    director
  4. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    FARRELL, Peter Stephen appointed
    secretary
  5. 2006-11-29
    ➖
    SODERBERG, John Warren resigned
    secretary
  6. 2006-11-29
    ➖
    SODERBERG, John Warren resigned
    director
  7. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    LEONI, Stefano appointed
    director
  8. 2005-06-28
    ➕
    SODERBERG, John Warren appointed
    director
  9. 2005-05-13
    ➖
    TAGLIAPIETRA, Marco, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2005-04-13
    ➕
    BATTAINI, Massimo appointed
    director
  11. 2005-03-24
    ➖
    COFFEY, Martyn resigned
    director
  12. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    TAGLIAPIETRA, Marco, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    HANNIDES, George Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2001-06-01
    ➖
    PIPER, David John resigned
    secretary
  15. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    SODERBERG, John Warren appointed
    secretary
  16. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    COFFEY, Martyn appointed
    director
  17. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    MARGRAVE, Philip John resigned
    director
  18. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    MARGRAVE, Philip John appointed
    director
  19. 1999-01-31
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Geraint resigned
    director
  20. 1997-11-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Geraint appointed
    director
  21. 1997-10-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, Bryan resigned
    director
  22. 1996-09-12
    ➕
    HANNIDES, George Michael appointed
    director
  23. 1996-06-26
    ➖
    WEAVER, Barry Reginald resigned
    director
  24. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  25. 1993-03-31
    ➖
    SINEY, John James resigned
    director
  26. 1993-03-31
    ➕
    WEAVER, Barry Reginald appointed
    director
  27. 1993-01-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Bryan appointed
    director
  28. 1992-12-31
    ➖
    GONZALEZ, Fernando resigned
    director
  29. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  30. 1950-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABERDARE CABLES

Owner dependency

83/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 76 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1950-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

Chickenhall Lane
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 6YU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2004-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

FARRELL, Peter Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-29
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Active
BATTAINI, Massimo→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-04-13
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Active
MAFFIOLI, Alberto→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-01
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Active
PIPER, David John→
secretary · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
SODERBERG, John Warren→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2006-11-29
Resigned
ANDERSON, Geraint→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 1999-01-31
Resigned
COFFEY, Martyn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2005-03-24
Resigned
DAVIES, Bryan→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned
GONZALEZ, Fernando→
director · ~86y · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
HANNIDES, George Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-09-12 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
LEONI, Stefano→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
MARGRAVE, Philip John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned
SINEY, John James→
director · ~88y · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned
SODERBERG, John Warren→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-06-28 · resigned 2006-11-29
Resigned
TAGLIAPIETRA, Marco, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned
WEAVER, Barry Reginald→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-03-31 · resigned 1996-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-04-05
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01