ABBE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00625150 · ltd · incorporated 1959-04-07

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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2025-01-20
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2023-01-17
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2022-01-07
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2021-01-11
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2019-12-09
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2018-10-03
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2018-09-11
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2018-09-11
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2018-08-28
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2018-08-28
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2018-08-28
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2018-05-01
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STEFAN, Monica appointed
director
2018-05-01
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LANGTON, Gerrard Graham resigned
secretary
2018-05-01
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LANGTON, Elizabeth Clare resigned
director
2018-05-01
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LANGTON, Gerrard Graham resigned
director
2018-05-01
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LANGTON, Susan Claire resigned
director
2018-05-01
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WILLIAMSON, Gertrude Margaret resigned
director
2018-05-01
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2018-05-01
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2018-05-01
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2018-05-01
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officers · TM01
2014-02-21
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METCALF, Paul David appointed
director
2014-02-21
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LANGTON, Elizabeth Clare appointed
director
2008-07-01
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WILLIAMSON, David Alan resigned
director
1997-03-24
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LANGTON, Susan Claire appointed
director
1997-03-24
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WILLIAMSON, David Alan appointed
director
1994-09-05
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LANGTON, Gerrard Graham appointed
secretary
1994-03-28
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LANGTON, Dorothy resigned
secretary
1994-03-28
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LANGTON, Dorothy resigned
director
1959-04-07
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Company incorporated
As ABBE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Monica Stefan Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/05/2018
Mr Paul David Metcalf Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/05/2018

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Gertrude Margaret Williamsonceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr Gerrard Graham Langtonceased 30/04/2018· significant influence
Mrs Susan Claire Langtonceased 30/04/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1959-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

27 Prospect Street

Bridlington

YO15 2AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-09

Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

METCALF, Paul David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-02-21

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Active

STEFAN, Monica→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-01

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Active

LANGTON, Dorothy→

secretary · resigned 1994-03-28

Resigned

LANGTON, Gerrard Graham→

secretary · appointed 1994-09-05 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

LANGTON, Dorothy→

director · ~121y · resigned 1994-03-28

Resigned

LANGTON, Elizabeth Clare→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-21 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

LANGTON, Gerrard Graham→

director · ~80y · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

LANGTON, Susan Claire→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, David Alan→

director · ~89y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2008-07-01

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Gertrude Margaret→

director · ~86y · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

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