ABER INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02213855 · ltd · incorporated 1988-01-26

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£9.20M

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26512

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.7y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 37.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 20 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

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,199,172

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,162,121 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 42% YoY

Cash YoY

-42%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3.7m

↓ 42% YoY

Net Worth

£9.2m

↓ 40% YoY

Current Assets

£8.5m

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£9.32M	£15.60M
Current assets	£8.46M	£11.70M
Cash	£3.66M	£6.35M
Debtors	£2.14M	£2.04M
Net assets	£9.20M	£15.36M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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officers · TM01
2026-05-07
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LEWIS, Frances Louise resigned
director
2026-03-30
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accounts · AA
2026-01-16
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LEE, Matthew Peter Howard resigned
director
2026-01-16
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WALKER, Amber Jane resigned
director
2026-01-16
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officers · TM01
2026-01-16
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officers · TM01
2025-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-20
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ANDERSON, David John, Mr. resigned
director
2024-04-14
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
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accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-29
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officers · AP01
2024-01-26
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officers · CH01
2024-01-26
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2024-01-26
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2024-01-26
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2024-01-26
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2024-01-26
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2024-01-01
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BROOKES, Lucas Stephen appointed
director
2024-01-01
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GIBSON, Rowan appointed
director
2024-01-01
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JONES, Rhys Gwynant appointed
director
2024-01-01
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JONES, Steffan Keri appointed
director
2024-01-01
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THOMAS, Emma Louise appointed
director
2024-01-01
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BHAT, Aditya Ravindra resigned
director
2024-01-01
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LEWIS, Frances Louise appointed
director
2024-01-01
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PRYCE, Timothy resigned
director
2024-01-01
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TURNER, James resigned
director
2024-01-01
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WALKER, Amber Jane appointed
director
2023-10-03
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-07-01
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CARVELL, John Phillip resigned
director
2018-10-12
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ANDERSON, David John, Mr. appointed
director
2017-10-25
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HARPUR, Brian John resigned
director
2017-01-01
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BHAT, Aditya Ravindra appointed
director
2015-04-10
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HARPUR, Brian John appointed
director
2015-03-20
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WARD, Stephen Henry resigned
director
2013-11-03
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WARD, Stephen Henry resigned
secretary
2013-10-11
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DAVIES, Stephen Jeffrey resigned
director
2013-08-03
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WARD, Stephen Henry appointed
secretary
2013-08-02
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BARRATT, Karen Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2013-07-29
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-07-29
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Charge satisfied #3

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LEE, Matthew Peter Howard resigned 2026-01-16; LEWIS, Frances Louise resigned 2026-05-07; WALKER, Amber Jane resigned 2026-01-16

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

Aber Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aber Group Limited

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

ultimate parent

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ABER INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

This company · 02213855

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
Aber Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/10/2023

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

Incorporated1988-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Unit 5 Science Park

Cefn Llan

Aberystwyth

Dyfed

SY23 3AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09