A B T ENTERPRISES LTD

🌳Matureactive
03369074 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.5y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,366

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£160kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£610.9k£275.6k
Current assets£159.8k£105.6k
Net assets£8.4k£5.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-11-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  7. 2022-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    SAHNI, Arun Hans appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    FOTHERGILL, John Andrew resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-03-25
    ➖
    FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-03-25
    ➖
    FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-03-21
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    SAHNI, Aidan Doga appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-02-24
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    OZER, Erol resigned
    director
  21. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    FOTHERGILL, John Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    OZER, Erol appointed
    director
  27. 1997-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A B T ENTERPRISES LTD
  28. 1997-05-12
    ➕
    SAHNI, Yesim appointed
    director
  29. 1997-05-12
    ➕
    FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-05-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-05-12
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-05-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-05-12
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SAHNI, Aidan Doga (same surname) appointed 2022-03-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Yesim Sahni
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/05/2016

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
Incorporated1997-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

38 Furniss Avenue
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S17 3QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SAHNI, Arun Hans→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAHNI, Aidan Doga→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-03-21
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Active
SAHNI, Yesim→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-05-12
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Active
FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2022-03-25
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 1997-05-12
Resigned
FOTHERGILL, Joan Margaret→
director · ~93y · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2022-03-25
Resigned
FOTHERGILL, John Andrew→
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
OZER, Erol→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 1997-05-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—25/11/2022—
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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-25