ABEY FURNISHING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01316853 · ltd · incorporated 1977-06-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£186.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
120 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £186,369
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£186k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£631k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £489.6k | £205.9k |
| Current assets | £631.5k | £478.6k |
| Cash | — | £170.1k |
| Debtors | — | £285.1k |
| Net assets | £186.4k | £185.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-27➕PETCHELL, Amelia Daisy appointeddirector
- 2025-07-18➕CARROLL, Harrison Mcveigh appointeddirector
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-10-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2000-03-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1999-10-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-10-14➕CARROLL, Katrina Marie appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-14➕CARROLL, David Patrick appointeddirector
- 1999-10-14➕CARROLL, Katrina Marie appointeddirector
- 1999-10-14➖MCVEIGH, Brian Charles resignedsecretary
- 1999-10-14➖MCVEIGH, Antoinette Dawn resigneddirector
- 1999-10-14➖MCVEIGH, Brian Charles resigneddirector
- 1999-10-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-02-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1977-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEY FURNISHING COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CARROLL, Harrison Mcveigh (same surname) appointed 2025-07-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Newscope Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Newscope Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABEY FURNISHING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 01316853
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Newscope Trading Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/04/2017 |
Mr David Patrick Carroll Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/04/2017 |
Mrs Katrina Marie Carroll Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/04/2017 |
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.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
107 Cleethorpe Road
Grimsby
Nr Lincs
DN31 3ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
CARROLL, Katrina Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-10-14
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CARROLL, David Patrick→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-10-14
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CARROLL, Harrison Mcveigh→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARROLL, Katrina Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PETCHELL, Amelia Daisy→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCVEIGH, Brian Charles→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-10-14
MCVEIGH, Antoinette Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1999-10-14
MCVEIGH, Brian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1999-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/10/1999 | 09/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/10/1999 | 09/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 24/02/1989 | 28/03/2000 |
Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-23