ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH PEWTER CRAFTSMEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00990122 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-09-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
38 officers (3 active, 38 linked, 32 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
162 filings on record
85
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19➖TYSSEN, John Keith resigneddirector
- 2023-04-19➖WILLIAMS, Alan Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-18➖PINDER, Michael David resigneddirector
- 2023-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕TARGETT, Sarah Abigail appointeddirector
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-20➖DUNLEY, John resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-20➖WILKIE, Alex Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-20➕WILLIAMS, Alan Peter appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-04➖WILLIAMS, Sam David resigneddirector
- 2021-05-18➕DUNLEY, John appointedsecretary
- 2020-09-18➖GOLDINGAY JORDAN, Hannah resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-18➖ABDY, Richard Iain resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➖JOHNSON, Michael John Barry resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➖PERKS, David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➖STONES, Derek resigneddirector
- 2018-06-08➕GOLDINGAY JORDAN, Hannah appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-08➖MOTT, Anna Louise resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-01➕MOTT, Anna Louise appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-28➖STEELE, Catherine Teresa resignedsecretary
- 2017-01-15➖TRICKETT, John Dennis, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2016-12-14➕PINDER, Michael David appointeddirector
- 2016-12-14➕STONES, Derek appointeddirector
- 2015-09-16➕JOHNSON, Michael John Barry appointeddirector
- 2014-12-30➖CHAMBERS, Robert Royston resigneddirector
- 2014-01-01➖JOHNSON, Michael Barry resigneddirector
- 2011-04-06➖PINDER, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2011-04-06➖WIDDOWS, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2011-04-06➕WILLIAMS, Sam David appointeddirector
- 2009-04-29➖BARRY, Thomas Kingcome resigneddirector
- 2009-04-29➖HAMBLIN, Peter resigneddirector
- 2009-04-29➕JOHNSON, Michael Barry appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 79 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Paul Hudson Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/10/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Iain Abdyceased 29/10/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1970-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
Registered office
Pewterers' Hall
Oat Lane
London
EC2V 7DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (3 active · 35 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Alan Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-10-20
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HUDSON, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-05-01
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TARGETT, Sarah Abigail→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-01
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ADAMS, Peter William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-12-31
DUNLEY, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-05-18 · resigned 2021-12-20
GOLDINGAY JORDAN, Hannah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-06-08 · resigned 2020-09-18
MOTT, Anna Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2018-06-08
STEELE, Catherine Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-01-12 · resigned 2017-02-28
ABDY, Richard Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-06-05 · resigned 2020-09-18
ABDY, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2002-05-10
BARRY, Thomas Kingcome→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2009-04-29
BLOWER, Alan Denholme→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1992-04-07
CHAMBERS, Robert Royston→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-05-21 · resigned 2014-12-30
COLLINS, Percy Edwin Byard→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · resigned 1993-05-03
GIBSON, Barry William→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1999-04-22
GRANT, Charles Gamble→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2006-05-12
HAMBLIN, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2009-04-29
HERRETT, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1992-04-07
HOLDEN, John Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1992-08-19
HOLLINGSWORTH, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2001-05-30
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Recent filings (162 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28