ABBEY GLASS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02685041 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-06
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 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.1y

55/100
clean up first

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

  • · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees161400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-12-09
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  3. 2025-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-10
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-05-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-05-09
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  10. 2023-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-09
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  12. 2023-05-09
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  13. 2023-05-09
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-05-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-05-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-05-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-05-05
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    CARVALHO, Joao Miguel Pereira appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-05
    ➕
    JOPLING, Kyle appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-05
    ➕
    LEE, Kurt appointed
    director
  21. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    MARTIN, Peter Frank resigned
    secretary
  22. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    LESQUEREUX, Penelope resigned
    director
  23. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    MARTIN, Colleen resigned
    director
  24. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    MARTIN, Peter Frank resigned
    director
  25. 2023-05-05
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    SADLER, Donald Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2023-05-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Donald Sadler
  27. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2022-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2021-10-14
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    LESQUEREUX, Penelope appointed
    director
  31. 2021-10-14
    ➕
    MARTIN, Colleen appointed
    director
  32. 2016-01-04
    ➕
    SADLER, Donald Alan appointed
    director
  33. 2015-12-18
    ➕
    MARTIN, Peter Frank appointed
    secretary
  34. 2015-12-18
    ➖
    MARTIN, Frank Christopher resigned
    director
  35. 2014-05-28
    ➖
    MARTIN, Frank Christopher resigned
    secretary
  36. 1999-10-29
    ➕
    MARTIN, Frank Christopher appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-10-29
    ➖
    OULDS, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-10-29
    ➖
    OULDS, Thomas resigned
    director
  39. 1992-02-21
    ➕
    OULDS, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  40. 1992-02-21
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1992-02-21
    ➕
    MARTIN, Frank Christopher appointed
    director
  42. 1992-02-21
    ➕
    MARTIN, Peter Frank appointed
    director
  43. 1992-02-21
    ➕
    OULDS, Thomas appointed
    director
  44. 1992-02-21
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1992-02-21
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1992-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY GLASS LIMITED
  47. 1992-02-06
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1992-02-06
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 1992-02-06
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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Abbey Glass (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABBEY GLASS LIMITED
This company · 02685041

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 Glass (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Donald Alan Sadlerceased 05/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Peter Frank Martinceased 05/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

84 Hollow Road
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 7AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

CARVALHO, Joao Miguel Pereira→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOPLING, Kyle→
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Kurt→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Frank Christopher→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-29 · resigned 2014-05-28
Resigned
MARTIN, Peter Frank→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
OULDS, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-21 · resigned 1999-10-29
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-02-06 · resigned 1992-02-21
Resigned
LESQUEREUX, Penelope→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-10-14 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
MARTIN, Colleen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-10-14 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
MARTIN, Frank Christopher→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-02-21 · resigned 2015-12-18
Resigned
MARTIN, Peter Frank→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-02-21 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
OULDS, Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-02-21 · resigned 1999-10-29
Resigned
SADLER, Donald Alan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-02-06 · resigned 1992-02-21
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-02-06 · resigned 1992-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Donald Sadler / Peter Martin / Penelope Lesquereux / Colleen Martin
A registered charge1 property05/05/2023—
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Recent filings (123 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09