ABRASIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02874855 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-24
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 32.4y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
27 officers (2 active, 27 linked, 15 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
211 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees46004800

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-11
    WIEKRYKAS, Clement David resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-25
    LUTZ, Chris appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-01
    TANNER, Ian resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-02-28
    NARROL, Scott Allan resigned
    director
  11. 2024-07-25
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-07-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  13. 2024-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-02-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-01-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2024-01-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-12-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-12-10
    TANNER, Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-05-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-05-19
    GYAMERA, Kojo Oduro resigned
    secretary
  22. 2023-04-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2023-02-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-01-30
    BARNHART, James Allen appointed
    director
  25. 2023-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-01-20
    TOPPING, Guy Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-12-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2022-12-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2022-12-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2022-12-13
    NARROL, Scott Allan appointed
    director
  32. 2022-12-13
    WIEKRYKAS, Clement David appointed
    director
  33. 2022-09-14
    PETERMAN, Loyal M resigned
    director
  34. 2022-09-13
    GYAMERA, Kojo Oduro appointed
    secretary
  35. 2022-09-12
    TOPPING, Guy Thomas appointed
    director
  36. 2022-03-24
    ROBERTS, Katherine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  37. 2021-12-07
    GURNEY, Philip Edward resigned
    secretary
  38. 2021-12-07
    ROBERTS, Katherine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  39. 2021-11-26
    GURDIN, Paul David resigned
    secretary
  40. 2021-06-16
    GURDIN, Paul David appointed
    secretary
  41. 2020-03-23
    GURNEY, Philip Edward appointed
    secretary
  42. 2020-03-23
    SEYMOUR, Ann resigned
    secretary
  43. 2013-02-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited and Legal and General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees Limited
  44. 2010-10-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  45. 2010-10-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  46. 2010-10-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  47. 2010-10-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  48. 2010-06-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  49. 2004-05-24
    SEYMOUR, Ann appointed
    secretary
  50. 2004-05-24
    THOMPSON, Alan Christopher resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 94 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

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7 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
Incorporated1993-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Blackmarsh Road Mochdre Business Park
Mochdre
Colwyn Bay
LL28 5HA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 25 resigned)

BARNHART, James Allen
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-30
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Active
LUTZ, Chris
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-09-25
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Active
GORDON, Amanda Helen
secretary · appointed 1993-12-07 · resigned 1993-12-30
Resigned
GURDIN, Paul David
secretary · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned
GURNEY, Philip Edward
secretary · appointed 2020-03-23 · resigned 2021-12-07
Resigned
GYAMERA, Kojo Oduro
secretary · appointed 2022-09-13 · resigned 2023-05-19
Resigned
PATRELLA, Tanya
secretary · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2001-12-06
Resigned
ROBERTS, Katherine Margaret
secretary · appointed 2021-12-07 · resigned 2022-03-24
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Ann
secretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2020-03-23
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Ann
secretary · appointed 1993-12-30 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned
THOMPSON, Alan Christopher
secretary · appointed 2001-12-06 · resigned 2004-05-24
Resigned
THOMPSON, Alan Christopher
secretary · appointed 1999-12-21 · resigned 2000-01-10
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 1993-12-07
Resigned
COLLYER, Brian Howard
director · ~88y · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned
COX, Joseph Vincent
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned
GURNEY, Philip Edward
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-08-20 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned
NARROL, Scott Allan
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-12-13 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
PAXMAN, Robert Douglas
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 1996-03-08
Resigned
PETERMAN, Loyal M
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2022-09-14
Resigned
SWORDS, Stephen Martin
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-12-09 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

12
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) and Legal and General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees
Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited and Legal and General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees Limited
Rent deposit within lease1 property06/02/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Wales and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal mortgage2 properties25/01/200218/06/2010
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property19/03/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property19/03/200125/07/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property19/03/2001
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Mortgage1 property19/03/2001
satisfied
Bank of Wales
Bank of Wales PLC
Legal mortgage1 property18/08/199413/10/2010
satisfied
Bank of Wales
Bank of Wales PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property17/03/199413/10/2010
satisfied
Habit Diamond (The "Agent") and Malcolm Brian Sheirson as Agent and Trustee for the Sellers (as Defined in the Sale of Assets Agreement)
Habit Diamond Limited (The "Agent") and Malcolm Brian Sheirson as Agent and Trustee for the Sellers (as Defined in the Sale of Assets Agreement)
Security document1 property23/12/199304/07/1998
satisfied
Bank of Wales
Bank of Wales PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property23/12/199313/10/2010
satisfied
Bank of Wales
Bank of Wales PLC
Legal mortgage1 property23/12/199313/10/2010
satisfied
Kellock
Kellock Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property15/12/199323/06/1998
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Recent filings (211 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18