ABBEY GLASS (CARDIFF) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02759615 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-28

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 23110

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

23120SIC 23120
23190SIC 23190
43342Glazing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

7 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 11.0y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	4200	4800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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GEDRYCH, Rhys John appointed
director
2023-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-21
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SYKES, Colin James appointed
director
2023-01-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Management Succession (Wales) LP
2022-12-19
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LEWIS, David John resigned
director
2022-12-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-27
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NASH, Dylan James William appointed
director
2022-07-27
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FRANKLIN, Clive Robert resigned
director
2022-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-25
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FATKIN, Michael John appointed
director
2022-04-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-18
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FRANKLIN, Clive Robert appointed
director
2022-03-18
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GREEN, Richard Bennett resigned
director
2022-03-18
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LEWIS, David John appointed
director
2022-03-18
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Richard Bennett Green
2022-03-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Management Succession (Wales) Limited Partnership
2022-01-27
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-01-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-12-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
2020-08-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-05-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Dbw Investments (10) Limited
2015-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2014-03-24
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WORGAN, Angela appointed
director
2012-07-17
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SMALLMAN, Helen resigned
secretary
2012-07-17
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SMALLMAN, Helen resigned
director
2007-07-01
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GREEN, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2007-07-01
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SMALLMAN, Helen appointed
secretary
2007-07-01
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GREEN, Jacqueline resigned
director
2002-09-01
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SMALLMAN, Helen appointed
director
1992-12-10
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GREEN, Jacqueline appointed
director
1992-10-28
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY GLASS (CARDIFF) LIMITED
1992-10-28
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GREEN, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
1992-10-28
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-10-28
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

D N Interiors Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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D N Interiors Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABBEY GLASS (CARDIFF) LIMITED

This company · 02759615

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
D N Interiors Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	18/03/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Bennett Greenceased 18/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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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

Incorporated1992-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC23110 — SIC 23110

Registered office

Unit 3 Ynyshir Industrial Estate

Llanwonno Road

Porth

CF39 0HU

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11