A.B.G. RUBBER & PLASTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01202761 · ltd · incorporated 1975-03-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 34.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees32003300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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  3. 2024-06-07
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  4. 2023-04-12
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  5. 2022-04-01
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  6. 2021-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-25
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-04-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-12
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    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2018-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2017-08-18
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-08-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-07-01
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    CHOUHAN, Jitendra appointed
    director
  16. 2017-07-01
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    ROJAHN, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-11
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  19. 2013-01-01
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    DRIVER, Alan Edwin resigned
    director
  20. 2000-04-01
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    DRIVER, Neil James Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-04-01
    ➖
    CHOUHAN, Jitendra resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    DRIVER, Neil James Ian appointed
    director
  23. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    CHOUHAN, Jitendra appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    HARRIES-HARRIS, Diane Rosalie resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    CARTER, Ian resigned
    director
  26. 1998-09-30
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    DRIVER, Alan Edwin appointed
    director
  27. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    HARRIES-HARRIS, Roy Edward resigned
    director
  28. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Brian resigned
    director
  29. 1998-09-30
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    SUTTON, Christopher Robert Wheaton resigned
    director
  30. 1998-09-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 1996-12-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 1994-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 1994-05-13
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    CARTER, Ian appointed
    director
  34. 1994-04-08
    ➖
    WOOD, Geoffrey David resigned
    director
  35. 1993-12-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1991-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 1975-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A.B.G. RUBBER & PLASTICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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.)

Group structure

Oadby Plastics Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Oadby Plastics Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.B.G. RUBBER & PLASTICS LIMITED
This company · 01202761

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oadby Plastics Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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
Incorporated1975-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

68 Scudamore Road
Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate
Leicester
LE3 1UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

DRIVER, Neil James Ian→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOUHAN, Jitendra→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRIVER, Neil James Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROJAHN, Mark Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOUHAN, Jitendra→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2000-04-01
Resigned
HARRIES-HARRIS, Diane Rosalie→
secretary · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
CARTER, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-05-13 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
DRIVER, Alan Edwin→
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
HARRIES-HARRIS, Roy Edward→
director · ~86y · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
RICHARDS, Brian→
director · ~74y · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
SUTTON, Christopher Robert Wheaton→
director · ~80y · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
WOOD, Geoffrey David→
director · ~96y · resigned 1994-04-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property30/09/199812/03/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property23/12/199328/12/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/06/199127/07/1994

Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-28