ABRAHAMS & CARLISLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01341609 · ltd · incorporated 1977-12-01
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Likely engaged in the day-to-day design, manufacture, and supply of office and shop furniture, producing commercial furnishings such as desks, shelving, and retail display units from its Bradford base, with operations consistent with a small, long-established family-style manufacturing business.

Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 34.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-24
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    SHERRIFF, Philip resigned
    director
  5. 2023-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2018-07-11
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-15
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    WRAY, Matthew Wilson appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-29
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    GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2012-12-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2010-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2010-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2010-03-25
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    GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-01-06
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    PAYTON, Gary resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-08
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    FEARNLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2001-06-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company Limited
  25. 2001-03-19
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    ABRAHAMS, John Kevin resigned
    director
  26. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    HEMINGWAY, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    PAYTON, Gary appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    SHERRIFF, Philip appointed
    director
  29. 1998-12-16
    ➖
    ABRAHAMS, John Kevin resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-06-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company Limited
  32. 1998-01-29
    ➖
    HOBSON, Douglas resigned
    director
  33. 1994-02-09
    ➖
    ABRAHAMS, Douglas Michael resigned
    secretary
  34. 1994-02-09
    ➕
    ABRAHAMS, John Kevin appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-02-09
    ➖
    ABRAHAMS, Douglas Michael resigned
    director
  36. 1993-04-20
    ➕
    ABRAHAMS, Anthony appointed
    director
  37. 1993-04-20
    ➕
    ABRAHAMS, Garry appointed
    director
  38. 1993-04-20
    ➕
    GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin appointed
    director
  39. 1992-08-19
    ➖
    ABRAHAMS, Barry Ian resigned
    director
  40. 1991-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  41. 1977-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAHAMS & CARLISLE LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABRAHAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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

Abrahams & Carlisle (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abrahams & Carlisle (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABRAHAMS & CARLISLE LIMITED
This company · 01341609

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
Abrahams & Carlisle (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Antony Abrahamsceased 02/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1977-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Abrahams House
Newman Street
Bradford
BD4 9NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)

ABRAHAMS, Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAHAMS, Garry→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-04-20
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Active
FEARNLEY, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-08
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Active
HEMINGWAY, Jonathan Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-05-13
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Active
WRAY, Matthew Wilson→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-08-15
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Active
ABRAHAMS, Douglas Michael→
secretary · resigned 1994-02-09
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, John Kevin→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-09 · resigned 1998-12-16
Resigned
GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, Barry Ian→
director · ~81y · resigned 1992-08-19
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, Douglas Michael→
director · ~89y · resigned 1994-02-09
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, John Kevin→
director · ~83y · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned
GOLDTHORPE, Stephen Martin→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-04-20 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
HOBSON, Douglas→
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-01-29
Resigned
PAYTON, Gary→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2003-01-06
Resigned
SHERRIFF, Philip→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2023-01-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/12/2012—
satisfied
Technical & General Guarantee Company
Technical & General Guarantee Company Limited
Debenture1 property17/06/200121/12/2010
satisfied
Technical & General Guarantee Company
Technical & General Guarantee Company Limited
Debenture1 property16/06/199821/12/2010
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property29/11/1991—
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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17