ABBEYWOOD PACKAGING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03199041 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-15
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 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£822.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £822,316

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£524k
Net Worth
£822k
Current Assets
£1.6m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£315k£629k£944k£1.3m£1.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£878.4k—
Current assets£1.57M—
Cash£523.6k—
Debtors£800.1k—
Net assets£822.3k—
Average employees—-1300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-09-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
  14. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Mark James appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    DICKEN, Lee James appointed
    director
  21. 1999-03-05
    ➖
    ASHLEY, Evelyn Stella resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-03-05
    ➖
    ASHLEY, Anthony John resigned
    director
  23. 1998-09-08
    ➖
    ASHLEY, Neil Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Mark James appointed
    director
  25. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Neil Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYWOOD PACKAGING LIMITED
  27. 1996-05-15
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Evelyn Stella appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-05-15
    ➕
    SECRETAIRE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1996-05-15
    ➖
    SECRETAIRE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-05-15
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Anthony John appointed
    director
  31. 1996-05-15
    ➕
    MARRIOTTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1996-05-15
    ➖
    MARRIOTTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark James Ashley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Lee James Dicken
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 4 Ventura Court Lowmoor Business Park
Kirkby-In-Ashfield
Nottingham
NG17 7DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ASHLEY, Mark James→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25
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Active
ASHLEY, Mark James→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-09-17
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Active
DICKEN, Lee James→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-25
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Active
ASHLEY, Evelyn Stella→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-15 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
SECRETAIRE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-15 · resigned 1996-05-15
Resigned
ASHLEY, Anthony John→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-05-15 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
ASHLEY, Neil Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-09-17 · resigned 1998-09-08
Resigned
MARRIOTTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-15 · resigned 1996-05-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank Public Company
National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
A registered charge—26/09/2019—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/07/2007—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08