ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
02423649 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-18
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46620
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 35.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees434400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2023-03-01
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2022-03-28
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-03-25
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    BARRACLOUGH, Andrew David appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-08
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  10. 2022-03-08
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  11. 2022-03-08
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  12. 2022-03-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-03-07
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    STEAD, Mary resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-03-07
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    SADLER, Anthony Warren resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    SADLER, Avril Elizabeth resigned
    director
  16. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    STEAD, Martin Gerald resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-07
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    STEAD, Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2021-05-28
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  20. 2021-04-27
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  21. 2021-04-27
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  22. 2021-04-26
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    SADLER, Anthony Warren appointed
    director
  23. 2021-04-26
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    SADLER, Avril Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2017-09-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  28. 2016-10-14
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    STEAD, Gerald Vincent resigned
    director
  29. 2016-01-01
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    STEAD, Joshua George Gerald appointed
    director
  30. 2015-08-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2011-05-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  32. 2011-03-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1996-03-14
    ➕
    STEAD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  34. 1996-03-14
    ➖
    HADFIELD, Paul resigned
    director
  35. 1993-07-22
    ➕
    HADFIELD, Paul appointed
    director
  36. 1990-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 1989-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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

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

Group structure

Abbey Industrial (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbey Industrial (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 02423649

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
Abbey Industrial (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/11/2017
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Mary Steadceased 24/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Joshua George Gerald Steadceased 24/11/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Martin Gerald Steadceased 24/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher John Steadceased 24/11/2017· significant influence
  • Mrs Mary Steadceased 24/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Gerald Vincent Steadceased 14/10/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46620 — SIC 46620

Registered office

Unit 7 Tuscany Court
Wakefield Europort
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BARRACLOUGH, Andrew David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEAD, Christopher John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEAD, Joshua George Gerald→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEAD, Mary→
secretary · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
HADFIELD, Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-07-22 · resigned 1996-03-14
Resigned
SADLER, Anthony Warren→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-26 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
SADLER, Avril Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-26 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
STEAD, Gerald Vincent→
director · ~98y · resigned 2016-10-14
Resigned
STEAD, Martin Gerald→
director · ~60y · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
STEAD, Mary→
director · ~96y · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—18/09/2017—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property03/05/2011—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/03/2011—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/10/199011/08/2015
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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-08