ABEC FIXINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04019390 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-22
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 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£930.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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 24.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 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, 1 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £930,172
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£565k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£930k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £932.9k | £838.9k |
| Current assets | £1.01M | £1.04M |
| Cash | £564.7k | £467.6k |
| Debtors | £106.6k | £231.7k |
| Net assets | £930.2k | £836.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
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- 2021-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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- 2019-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-30➕BICKLEY, Stuart Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-06-30➕BROMLEY, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-06-30➕MITCHELL, Ross Gareth appointeddirector
- 2016-06-30➖MITCHELL, Anthony David resignedsecretary
- 2016-06-30➖MITCHELL, Anne-Marie resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖MITCHELL, Anthony David resigneddirector
- 2001-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEC FIXINGS LIMITED
- 2000-06-22➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-22➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-22➕MITCHELL, Anthony David appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-22➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
- 2000-06-22➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 2000-06-22➕MITCHELL, Anne-Marie appointeddirector
- 2000-06-22➕MITCHELL, Anthony David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Abec 2016 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abec 2016 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABEC FIXINGS LIMITED
This company · 04019390
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abec 2016 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Mark Andrew Bromley Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 12 Small Heath Trading
Estate Armoury Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B11 2RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BICKLEY, Stuart Christopher→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROMLEY, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-06-30
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MITCHELL, Ross Gareth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-06-22
MITCHELL, Anthony David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2016-06-30
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-06-22
MITCHELL, Anne-Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2016-06-30
MITCHELL, Anthony David→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2016-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/2001 | 05/07/2016 |
Recent filings (82 total)
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2023-11-20
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2023-11-20
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2023-07-03
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2022-11-18
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2022-06-28
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2021-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2021-02-18
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