ABP (PENSION TRUSTEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00937691 · ltd · incorporated 1968-08-22

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

76 officers (9 active, 76 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

294 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (146 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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officers · TM01
2026-06-02
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officers · AP01
2026-05-21
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PARR, Rachael Elizabeth, Ms. appointed
director
2025-03-07
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accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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officers · AP01
2024-10-21
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officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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SCHOFIELD, Ian Harvey appointed
director
2024-10-16
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HOWARD, Timothy Alan resigned
director
2024-06-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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officers · AP01
2023-12-12
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SOUTH, Martin David appointed
director
2023-06-15
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accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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PHILLIPS, Stephanie Joy resigned
director
2023-05-12
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officers · TM01
2022-12-20
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officers · TM02
2022-12-20
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officers · AP03
2022-12-08
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WEBSTER, James Jonathon appointed
secretary
2022-12-08
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CAIRNS, Dawn Michelle resigned
secretary
2022-10-05
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officers · RP04AP01
2022-10-03
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officers · AP01
2022-10-01
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HERROD, David James appointed
director
2022-07-05
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accounts · AA
2022-07-01
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officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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ORANGE, Charles William resigned
director
2021-10-06
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officers · CH01
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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officers · AP01
2021-06-01
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PHILLIPS, Stephanie Joy appointed
director
2021-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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SCHOFIELD, Ian Harvey resigned
director
2019-12-01
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CAIRNS, Dawn Michelle appointed
secretary
2019-12-01
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MILNE, Valerie resigned
secretary
2019-09-01
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MILNE, Valerie appointed
director
2019-08-31
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COUPER, Callum resigned
director
2019-08-31
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JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary resigned
director
2019-08-31
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MCINTYRE, Stuart John resigned
director
2019-07-01
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KENNEDY, Shaun Richard appointed
director
2019-06-30
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BULL, George Sebastian Matthew resigned
director
2017-09-01
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MCINTYRE, Stuart John appointed
director
2017-07-31
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LUCK, Nicholas resigned
director
2017-04-03
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SCHOFIELD, Ian Harvey appointed
director
2017-03-31
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HERROD, David James resigned
director
2016-09-07
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LUCK, Nicholas appointed
director
2016-06-10
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MACFARLANE, Alastair Donald resigned
director
2016-06-09
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JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary appointed
director
2016-05-13
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HENRY, Linda Grace resigned
director
2015-02-17
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DIBBEN, Ann resigned
secretary
2014-09-01
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COUPER, Callum appointed
director
2014-08-31
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BOYES, Trevor resigned
director
2014-01-17
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RICHARDSON, Elaine resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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.)

Group structure

Associated British Ports is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Associated British Ports

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABP (PENSION TRUSTEES) LIMITED

This company · 00937691

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
Associated British Ports Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1968-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

25 Bedford Street

London

WC2E 9ES

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-28

Last: 2025-06-14