ABBEY SPUNCAST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01812988 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-02
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
107 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
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 1700 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02➕CATTELL, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-24📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-09➕ASTON, David Leslie appointeddirector
- 2022-02-09➖ASTON, David Leslie resigneddirector
- 2022-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-01➕ASTON, Stuart David appointeddirector
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-27➖BRADLEY, Robert William resigneddirector
- 1994-10-25➖ASTON, Barbara Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 1984-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY SPUNCAST 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Leslie Aston Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/01/2023 |
Mr Stuart David Aston Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 25/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Leslie Astonceased 09/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Stuart David Astonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · firm interest
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
21 Stringes Lane
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 1LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ASTON, David Leslie→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASTON, Stuart David→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CATTELL, Julie Ann→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASTON, Barbara Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-10-25
ASTON, David Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2022-02-09
BRADLEY, Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2010-07-27
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Recent filings (107 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-12
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08