ABINGDON BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03801201 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-06
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 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£92.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £92,290
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£191k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£338k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£68k£135k£203k£270k£338kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£150.4k£153.9k
Current assets£337.8k£304.0k
Cash£191.1k£137.9k
Debtors£37.8k£27.2k
Net assets£92.3k£85.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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  2. 2025-05-16
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  3. 2025-05-15
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    LYNCH, Calum Joseph Patrick appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2024-01-30
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  6. 2023-01-24
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  7. 2022-04-13
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  8. 2021-04-20
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  9. 2020-04-23
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  10. 2019-04-26
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  11. 2019-01-17
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  12. 2019-01-14
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    CADDICK, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2018-04-11
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  14. 2018-02-05
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  15. 2018-01-30
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  16. 2017-02-27
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  17. 2016-04-26
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  18. 2008-05-08
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    LYNCH, Zoe appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-08
    ➕
    LYNCH, Zoe appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-04
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    ANDREWS, Fiona Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-04
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    ANDREWS, Jeffrey Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-06
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    LYNCH, Paul Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2004-08-01
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    PIROUET, Stephen Philip resigned
    director
  24. 2003-12-09
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    ANDREWS, Phillip Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2003-11-10
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    COPSEY, Philip James resigned
    director
  26. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Phillip Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    COPSEY, Philip James appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    PIROUET, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  29. 2000-11-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1999-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ABINGDON BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS LIMITED
  31. 1999-07-06
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Fiona Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-07-06
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-07-06
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-07-06
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Jeffrey Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Mr Paul Stephen Lynch
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

30 Bankside
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 1JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

LYNCH, Zoe→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CADDICK, Steven Paul→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-01-14
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Active
LYNCH, Calum Joseph Patrick→
director · ~22y · appointed 2025-05-15
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Active
LYNCH, Paul Stephen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-06
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Active
LYNCH, Zoe→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Fiona Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-06 · resigned 2008-04-04
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-06 · resigned 1999-07-06
Resigned
ANDREWS, Jeffrey Charles→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-07-06 · resigned 2008-04-04
Resigned
ANDREWS, Phillip Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
COPSEY, Philip James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2003-11-10
Resigned
PIROUET, Stephen Philip→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2004-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property23/11/2000—
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Recent filings (82 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06