ABRAN TOOLS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01556369 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-15
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 44.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 44.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-30➕MYATT, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➕WOODWARD, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➖ALLDRITT, Kim resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-30➖ALLDRITT, Kim resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30➖EDWARDS, George Joseph resigneddirector
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-06-12➖ROLFE, Mark Anthony resigneddirector
- 2007-04-16➕ALLDRITT, Kim appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-16➖WATERS, Gladys June resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-06➖WATERS, Gerald Patrick resigneddirector
- 2006-04-01➕ROLFE, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-01-04➕ALLDRITT, Kim appointeddirector
- 1995-06-03➖PRICE, Michael William resigneddirector
- 1994-02-12➕EDWARDS, George Joseph appointeddirector
- 1992-09-22➕PRICE, Michael William appointeddirector
- 1981-06-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1981-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAN TOOLS LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Trent (Fasteners & Fixings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Trent (Fasteners & Fixings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABRAN TOOLS LIMITED
This company · 01556369
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent (Fasteners & Fixings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Kim Alldrittceased 30/11/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr George Joseph Edwardsceased 30/11/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 PRODUCTS LTD→ 14382271 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Western Way
Western Road
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 3UY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MYATT, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODWARD, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLDRITT, Kim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2023-11-30
WATERS, Gladys June→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-04-16
ALLDRITT, Kim→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2023-11-30
EDWARDS, George Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-02-12 · resigned 2023-11-30
PRICE, Michael William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1992-09-22 · resigned 1995-06-03
ROLFE, Mark Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2017-06-12
WATERS, Gerald Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2006-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 17/06/1981 | 05/12/2018 |
Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-01