ABTEC NETWORK SYSTEMS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
03428841 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-03
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-20➕KENNERDELL, Phillip David appointeddirector
- 1997-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABTEC NETWORK SYSTEMS LTD.
- 1997-09-03➕MORRISON, Lisa Patricia appointedsecretary
- 1997-09-03➕BEYNON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1997-09-03➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 1997-09-03➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 1997-09-03➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
- 1997-09-03➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · board control
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ABTEC NETWORK SYSTEMS LTD.
This company · 03428841
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Abtec Group Holdings Ltdceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Andrew Beynonceased 29/10/2024· 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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Barents House
Compass Point
Market Harborough
Leics
LE16 9HW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MORRISON, Lisa Patricia→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-09-03
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BEYNON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-09-03
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KENNERDELL, Phillip David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-20
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BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 1997-09-03
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 1997-09-03
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Recent filings (83 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15