AB FLUID POWER LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02602712 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 34.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-27
    TYNAN, Brendan appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-27
    TYNAN, Dale appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-27
    TYNAN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-27
    TYNAN, Vanessa Joy appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-27
    SEYMOUR, Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2026-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-07-22
    SEYMOUR, Anne resigned
    secretary
  14. 2025-07-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 1999-10-20
    SEYMOUR, Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-10-20
    SEYMOUR, Robert resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-10-20
    SEYMOUR, Robert resigned
    director
  26. 1993-03-03
    SEYMOUR, Anne resigned
    director
  27. 1992-01-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1991-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1991-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB FLUID POWER LTD.
  30. 1991-04-18
    PACKER, Kelvin Gordon appointed
    director
  31. 1991-04-18
    SEYMOUR, Robert appointed
    secretary
  32. 1991-04-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-04-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1991-04-18
    SEYMOUR, Anne appointed
    director
  35. 1991-04-18
    SEYMOUR, Robert appointed
    director
  36. 1991-04-18
    SEYMOUR, Robert appointed
    director

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TYNAN, Dale (same surname) appointed 2026-02-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: SEYMOUR, Anne resigned 2025-07-22; SEYMOUR, Robert resigned 2026-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kelvin Packer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Seymourceased 27/02/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28120 — SIC 28120

Registered office

Unit 24 25 & 37 Dixon Business Centre Dixon Road
Brislington
Bristol
BS4 5QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

PACKER, Kelvin Gordon
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-04-18
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Active
TYNAN, Brendan
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
TYNAN, Dale
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
TYNAN, Nicholas
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
TYNAN, Vanessa Joy
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
SEYMOUR, Anne
secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2025-07-22
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Robert
secretary · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1999-10-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1991-04-18
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Anne
director · ~70y · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1993-03-03
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Robert
director · ~75y · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 2026-02-27
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Robert
director · ~75y · appointed 1991-04-18 · resigned 1999-10-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/01/1992
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property08/07/1991
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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22