ABEL GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01799705 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-13
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
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-12➕KEAY, Michelle Pamela appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-02-05➖EYRE, Peter John resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-05➖EYRE, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2019-10-14➖EYRE, June Pauline resigneddirector
- 2018-07-04➖MULLOY, Robin James Ryan resigneddirector
- 2011-11-01➕MULLOY, Joel David William appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕MULLOY, Robin James Ryan appointeddirector
- 2008-05-01➕EYRE, June Pauline appointeddirector
- 2003-05-19➕EYRE, Peter John appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-19➖WAKEFIELD, David Edward resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-24➖SADLER, John Ian resigneddirector
- 2001-05-11➖EYRE, Stuart Peter resigneddirector
- 1998-01-16➖HOWES, Gregory resignedsecretary
- 1998-01-16➕WAKEFIELD, David Edward appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-31➕SADLER, John Ian appointeddirector
- 1993-01-25➖FORD, Alan George resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-25➕HOWES, Gregory appointedsecretary
- 1984-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEL GROUP LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Joel David William Mulloy Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 10/05/2022 |
Mrs Marlene Eyre Individual · British · DOB 10/1936 · age 90 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- The Executors Of Peter John Eyre (Deceased)ceased 10/05/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- The Executors Of Peter John Eyre (Deceased)ceased 10/05/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Detection House
4 Vaughan Way
Leicester
LE1 4ST
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
KEAY, Michelle Pamela→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLOY, Joel David William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EYRE, Peter John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-19 · resigned 2021-02-05
FORD, Alan George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-01-25
HOWES, Gregory→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-01-25 · resigned 1998-01-16
WAKEFIELD, David Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-16 · resigned 2003-05-19
EYRE, June Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2019-10-14
EYRE, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2021-02-05
EYRE, Stuart Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2001-05-11
MULLOY, Robin James Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2018-07-04
SADLER, John Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2002-10-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (134 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-11