ABI (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03553786 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 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

22 live charges · 13 lenders · oldest 27.3y

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 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 13 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

169 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-27
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Charge satisfied #18
2026-01-27
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Charge satisfied #17
2025-12-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-22
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
2025-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-25
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2024-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-28
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2022-12-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-07
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-29
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-02-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-02-04
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Pgim Private Capital Fund (Ireland) Icav
2020-02-04
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Charge registered #17
Lender: The Prudential Insurance Company of America
2019-06-04
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COWL, Joanne appointed
secretary
2019-06-04
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COWL, Joanne appointed
director
2019-06-04
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JONES, Richard James resigned
secretary
2018-04-24
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CARIN, Simon Patrick Campbell resigned
director
2018-01-02
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CARIN, Simon Patrick Campbell appointed
director
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #15
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #14
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #13
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #12
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #11
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #10
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #8
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2016-05-19
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2014-09-04
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CLACKSTONE, Paul Alan appointed
director
2011-11-09
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Trustee for the Beneficiaries)
2011-11-05
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Charge satisfied #9
2009-11-19
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2009-07-06
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2009-07-06
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-09-01
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HAGUE, Dean Andrew appointed
director
2007-03-31
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ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael resigned
secretary
2007-03-31
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ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

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

Abi Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abi Bidco Limited

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

ultimate parent

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ABI (UK) LIMITED

This company · 03553786

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
Abi Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/09/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Abi (Uk) Holdings Limitedceased 25/09/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1998-04-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Swinemoor Lane

Beverley

East Yorkshire

HU17 0LJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-27