ABBEY PRECISION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01879235 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£7.18M
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.0y

80/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £741,023

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-06-30
Turnover£7.18M
Gross profit£2.37M
Operating profit£845.5k
Profit before tax£741.0k
Average employees5700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-05
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    WILLIAMS, David James resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-02
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-02
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-07-01
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    ELLIS, Nicholas Hallam resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    FIRKINS, John Thomas resigned
    director
  12. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    SPICER, Denis Frank resigned
    director
  13. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2020-01-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2019-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-09-09
    ➖
    BLACK, Christopher Thurson resigned
    director
  23. 2011-11-01
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    SPICER, Stephen Jonathan appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-31
    ➖
    DAVENPORT, Edward Arthur resigned
    director
  25. 2009-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2009-09-02
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    SACKETT, John Nigel, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2009-09-02
    ➖
    WHELAN, Robin Peter Miles resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, David James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    BLACK, Christopher Thurson appointed
    director
  30. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    ELLIS, Nicholas Hallam appointed
    director
  31. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    FIRKINS, John Thomas appointed
    director
  32. 2009-09-02
    ➕
    SPICER, Denis Frank appointed
    director
  33. 2005-12-16
    ➖
    PRATER, Roger Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-12-16
    ➕
    WHELAN, Robin Peter Miles appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-09-06
    ➖
    DAVENPORT, Patricia Christine Banks resigned
    secretary
  36. 2004-09-06
    ➕
    PRATER, Roger Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  38. 1998-02-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1985-08-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: B.H. Dowse
  40. 1985-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1985-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY PRECISION LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Jonathan Spicer
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Denis Frank Spicerceased 01/07/2023· significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 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
Incorporated1985-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Eden Laboratory Broadmead Road
Stewartby
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK43 9ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

SACKETT, John Nigel, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPICER, Stephen Jonathan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVENPORT, Patricia Christine Banks→
secretary · resigned 2004-09-06
Resigned
PRATER, Roger Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-06 · resigned 2005-12-16
Resigned
WHELAN, Robin Peter Miles→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David James→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned
BLACK, Christopher Thurson→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2014-09-09
Resigned
DAVENPORT, Edward Arthur→
director · ~79y · resigned 2010-10-31
Resigned
ELLIS, Nicholas Hallam→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
FIRKINS, John Thomas→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
SPICER, Denis Frank→
director · ~84y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property25/02/199802/01/2020
satisfied
B.H. Dowse
Debenture1 property12/08/198508/04/1998
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/04/198520/11/2009

Recent filings (127 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26