ABINGDON MARINA (OXFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03991025 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-11
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 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2023
Net worth
£65.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52220
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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

1 live charge · oldest 25.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 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: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,553

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£45k
Net Worth
£66k
Current Assets
£276k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-09-30
Total assets£65.6k
Current assets£276.1k
Cash£45.0k
Debtors£231.1k
Net assets£65.6k

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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-14
    ➖
    INGLEDEW, Steven David resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-05-14
    ➖
    INGLEDEW, Steven David resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2020-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-05-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2020-05-10
    ➕
    EDE, Daniel Robert Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-10
    ➖
    EDE, Jonathan resigned
    director
  21. 2020-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2001-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2000-06-02
    ➕
    BEECHAM, Julian Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2000-06-02
    ➕
    MORRIS, Peter Ewan appointed
    director
  25. 2000-06-02
    ➕
    INGLEDEW, Steven David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-06-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-06-02
    ➕
    EDE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  28. 2000-06-02
    ➕
    INGLEDEW, Steven David appointed
    director
  29. 2000-06-02
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2000-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABINGDON MARINA (OXFORD) LIMITED
  31. 2000-05-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-05-11
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Ede Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Howard Tenens Distribution Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ABINGDON MARINA (OXFORD) LIMITED
This company · 03991025

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ede Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/05/2020
Howard Tenens Distribution Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/05/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Peter Ewan Morrisceased 10/05/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Jonathan Edeceased 10/05/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220

Registered office

Park House
Station Lane
Witney
OX28 4EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BEECHAM, Julian Mark→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDE, Daniel Robert Charles→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Peter Ewan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLEDEW, Steven David→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-02 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-11 · resigned 2000-06-02
Resigned
EDE, Jonathan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-06-02 · resigned 2020-05-10
Resigned
INGLEDEW, Steven David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-06-02 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-11 · resigned 2000-06-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property15/02/2001—
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-22