ABCO SEALS LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 36.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 36.9y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £200.0k | £200.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2005-07-07➕HAWORTH, Alison Jean appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-07➖HAWORTH, Graham Michael resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-07➖HAWKSWORTH, Philip resigneddirector
- 1995-09-27➖KIRKHAM, William Wade resigneddirector
- 1994-11-29➕HAWORTH, Graham Michael appointeddirector
- 1993-09-24➕HAWORTH, Graham Michael appointedsecretary
- 1993-09-24➖KIRKHAM, William Wade resignedsecretary
- 1992-10-29➖HARDMAN, Paul resignedsecretary
- 1992-10-29➕KIRKHAM, William Wade appointedsecretary
- 1992-10-29➖HARDMAN, Paul resigneddirector
- 1990-03-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1989-06-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1989-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABCO SEALS LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Jean Haworth Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/03/1990 | 14/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/06/1989 | 14/03/2022 |