ABBIT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01344579 · ltd · incorporated 1977-12-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£48.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). 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
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,653
Net assets shrinking
Down £306 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£49k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 611% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£41k£51kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-30
Total assets£48.7k£49.0k
Current assets£50.8k£7.1k
Net assets£48.7k£49.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-07-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-02
    ➕
    HARRIES, Tracie appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-08-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    HARRIES, Marion Carol resigned
    director
  17. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 1993-12-15
    ➕
    HARRIES, Enery Wyn appointed
    secretary
  21. 1993-12-15
    ➖
    HARRIES, Marion Carol resigned
    secretary
  22. 1977-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBIT 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Tracie Harries
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/11/2025
Mr Enery Wyn Harries
Individual · British · DOB 04/1939 · age 87
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Marion Carol Harriesceased 31/05/2021· 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
Incorporated1977-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

5 Cae Penpant
Llangyfelach
Swansea
SA6 6BG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HARRIES, Enery Wyn→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIES, Enery Wyn→
director · ~87y
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Active
HARRIES, Tracie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIES, Marion Carol→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-15
Resigned
HARRIES, Marion Carol→
director · ~85y · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04