ABBEY ATTACHMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01788300 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46140

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 40.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	49	4800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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officers · TM01
2026-04-02
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SAUNDERS, Vincent resigned
director
2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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officers · CH01
2025-01-21
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officers · CH01
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-01-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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PARKER, Jill resigned
director
2022-05-27
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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KELLY, Paul Francis appointed
director
2020-12-30
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accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-07-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-28
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mortgage · MR01
2020-01-24
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
2019-12-02
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Charge satisfied #9
2019-12-02
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-12-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-01-01
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BARNES, Christopher appointed
director
2004-03-04
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
2002-07-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-06-26
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PARKER, Jill appointed
director
2002-03-26
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited
2001-03-16
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WHETHAM, Lisa Jane appointed
secretary
2001-03-16
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SAUNDERS, Paul resigned
secretary
1999-04-23
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Charge satisfied #3
1999-04-22
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JOHNSON, Lesley Ann resigned
secretary
1999-04-22
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SAUNDERS, Paul appointed
secretary
1999-04-22
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JOHNSON, Lesley Ann resigned
director
1998-01-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1996-12-01
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SAUNDERS, Paul George appointed
director
1995-02-06
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1994-08-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Royscot Trust PLC, Royscot Leasing Limited, Royscot Industrial Leasing Limited, Royscotng Limitedcommercial Leasing Limited and Royscot Spa Leasi
1993-06-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Mr V Saunders and Mrs La Johnson
1990-11-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
1985-12-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal of Scotland PLC
1984-02-02
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY ATTACHMENTS 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 29 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Abbey Attachments Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbey Attachments Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABBEY ATTACHMENTS LIMITED

This company · 01788300

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
Abbey Attachments Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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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2SQUARED AGENCY LIMITED→ 07056659 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
3M RETAIL LIMITED→ 13782364 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
53GREENSHOP LTD→ 16258060 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
570 LTD→ 15684601 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AB DISTRIBUTION NW LTD→ 10854952 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ABM WHOLESALE LTD→ 14925037 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ABP TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12698536 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ABP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ 10220411 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
ABS SUPPLY LIMITED→ 16701772 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ACAVA SUPERFOODS LTD→ 16496498 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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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

Incorporated1984-02-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Nuttall Square

Manchester Road

Bury

Lancashire

BL9 9SX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

WHETHAM, Lisa Jane→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-16

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Active

BARNES, Christopher→

director · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-01

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Active

KELLY, Paul Francis→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-01-01

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Active

SAUNDERS, Paul George→

director · ~60y · appointed 1996-12-01

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Active

JOHNSON, Lesley Ann→

secretary · resigned 1999-04-22

Resigned

SAUNDERS, Paul→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2001-03-16

Resigned

JOHNSON, Lesley Ann→

director · ~79y · resigned 1999-04-22

Resigned

PARKER, Jill→

director · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2022-05-27

Resigned

SAUNDERS, Vincent→

director · ~86y · resigned 2026-04-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee	A registered charge	1 property	24/01/2020	—
satisfied	Bank of Ireland Business Finance Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited	Supplementary schedule	2 properties	04/03/2004	02/12/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	31/07/2002	07/07/2020
satisfied	Bank of Ireland Business Finance Bank of Ireland Business Finance Limited	Asset sub-hire agreement	1 property	26/03/2002	02/12/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	27/01/1998	07/07/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	06/02/1995	07/07/2020
satisfied	Royscot Trust , Royscot Leasing , Royscot Industrial Leasing , Royscotng Limitedcommercial Leasing and Royscot Spa Leasi Royscot Trust PLC, Royscot Leasing Limited, Royscot Industrial Leasing Limited, Royscotng Limitedcommercial Leasing Limited and Royscot Spa Leasi	Master agreement	1 property	05/08/1994	02/12/2019
satisfied	Mr V Saunders and Mrs La Johnson	Debenture	1 property	16/06/1993	23/04/1999
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.	Legal charge	1 property	15/11/1990	07/07/2020
satisfied	The Royal of Scotland The Royal of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	14/12/1985	07/07/2020

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Recent filings (143 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-04-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-01

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-01-18