ABEKO (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02399209 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-28
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£261.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
117 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £261,066
Net assets shrinking
Down £74,097 YoY
Cash YoY
+183%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£205k
↑ 183% YoY
Net Worth
£261k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£601k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £945.8k | £647.4k |
| Current assets | £601.5k | £332.6k |
| Cash | £204.9k | £72.3k |
| Debtors | £94.9k | £56.4k |
| Net assets | £261.1k | £335.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Erw Investments Unlimited
- 2024-12-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26➖CLEVE, Jason David resigneddirector
- 2023-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-17➕CLEVE, Justin appointeddirector
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-22➕APR SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-22➖WELLER, Kathleen Ann resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-26➖BAKES-BRADBURY, Jacqueline Marie resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-26➕WELLER, Kathleen Ann appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-03-05➖BAKES-BRADBURY, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 1989-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEKO (UK) LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLEVE, Justin (same surname) appointed 2022-01-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Monica Cleve Individual · Swedish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/09/2019 |
Mr Marcus John Cleve Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
107 Cleethorpe Road
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN31 3ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
APR SECRETARIES LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-22
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CLEVE, Justin→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-17
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Active
BAKES-BRADBURY, Jacqueline Marie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-04-26
WELLER, Kathleen Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2007-05-22
BAKES-BRADBURY, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1993-03-05
CLEVE, Jason David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2023-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Erw Investments Unlimited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 17/04/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 16/07/1996 | 04/12/2024 |
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Recent filings (117 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-01