ABP CONNECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01960152 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
34 officers (3 active, 34 linked, 27 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
181 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    ATWAL, Munroop appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-30
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    RODRIGUES, Daniel Gama resigned
    director
  10. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-06
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    MUNRO, Steven John resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-06
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    RODRIGUES, Daniel Gama appointed
    director
  14. 2020-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-02-12
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    JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-12
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    BULL, George Sebastian Matthew resigned
    director
  21. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2015-07-16
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    ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2015-03-31
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    MUNRO, Steven John appointed
    director
  25. 2015-02-17
    ➖
    DIBBEN, Ann resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-02-17
    ➖
    DIBBEN, Ann Marie resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  28. 2013-11-27
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    RICHARDSON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-02-25
    ➕
    BULL, George Sebastian Matthew appointed
    director
  30. 2011-02-25
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    KHAN, Zafar Iqbal resigned
    director
  31. 2009-09-30
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    DIBBEN, Ann Marie appointed
    director
  32. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    REES, Hywel resigned
    director
  33. 2007-12-17
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    DIBBEN, Ann appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-12-17
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    SUTCLIFFE, Colleen Tracey resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-03-01
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    REES, Hywel appointed
    director
  36. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    ADAM, Richard John resigned
    director
  37. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Zafar Iqbal appointed
    director
  38. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    BURGESS, Stephen William resigned
    director
  39. 2004-07-20
    ➖
    ALLEN, Paul James resigned
    director
  40. 2004-07-20
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    BURGESS, Stephen William appointed
    director
  41. 2004-07-20
    ➖
    FERNANDEZ, Mark resigned
    director
  42. 2003-07-29
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    ROBINSON, Dianne Churchill resigned
    secretary
  43. 2003-07-29
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    SUTCLIFFE, Colleen Tracey appointed
    secretary
  44. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    REES, Hywel resigned
    secretary
  45. 2002-05-24
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    ROBINSON, Dianne Churchill appointed
    secretary
  46. 2001-12-31
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    ANDREWS, Richard Ernest resigned
    director
  47. 2001-12-31
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    O'HARA, Terence Martin resigned
    director
  48. 2001-12-31
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    PAWLEY, Philip John resigned
    director
  49. 2001-11-28
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    ALLEN, Paul James appointed
    director
  50. 2001-11-28
    ➕
    FERNANDEZ, Mark appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Abp Southampton Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Abp Southampton Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABP CONNECT LIMITED
This company · 01960152

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abp Southampton Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

25 Bedford Street
London
WC2E 9ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 31 resigned)

ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-16
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Active
ATWAL, Munroop→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-06-30
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Active
JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-02-12
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Active
DIBBEN, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2015-02-17
Resigned
FORSHAW, Christopher Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-31
Resigned
REES, Hywel→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-14 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
ROBINSON, Dianne Churchill→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
SUTCLIFFE, Colleen Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned
ADAM, Richard John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-08 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
ALLEN, Paul James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2004-07-20
Resigned
ANDREWS, Richard Ernest→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
BAMFORD, Patrick Martyn→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-01-19 · resigned 2000-12-08
Resigned
BULL, George Sebastian Matthew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2019-02-12
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephen William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
CREASEY, Maxwell Rogers→
director · ~104y · resigned 1994-04-26
Resigned
DIBBEN, Ann Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2015-02-17
Resigned
FERNANDEZ, Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2004-07-20
Resigned
FORSHAW, Christopher Michael John→
director · ~77y · resigned 1993-01-08
Resigned
GANDY, Jonathan Sydney→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (181 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19