ABDK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04100780 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-02
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 22.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
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
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-06-21
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    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-23
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    KAYE, Nicole appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-07-23
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    KAYE, Nicole appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-23
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    KAYE, David Francis resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-07-23
    ➖
    KAYE, David Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-23
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    KAYE, Claire Suzzanne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-23
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    KAYE, David Francis appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-23
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    KAYE, David Francis appointed
    director
  23. 2006-12-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
  24. 2005-11-08
    ➖
    KAYE, Andrew David resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-11-08
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    KAYE, Claire Suzzanne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-15
    ➖
    KAYE, Brenda resigned
    director
  27. 2005-08-15
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    KAYE, David Francis resigned
    director
  28. 2004-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2003-01-01
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    KAYE, Andrew David appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-01-01
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    KAYE, David Francis resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ABDK LIMITED
  32. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    KAYE, Andrew David appointed
    director
  33. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    KAYE, David Francis appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-11-02
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    KAYE, Brenda appointed
    director
  37. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    KAYE, David Francis appointed
    director
  38. 2000-11-02
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2000-11-02
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Kaye
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/11/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

53 Shearwater Avenue
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8YQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

KAYE, Nicole→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAYE, Andrew David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2000-11-02
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Active
KAYE, Nicole→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-23
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Active
KAYE, Andrew David→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2005-11-08
Resigned
KAYE, Claire Suzzanne→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2007-07-23
Resigned
KAYE, David Francis→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2013-07-23
Resigned
KAYE, David Francis→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2003-01-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2000-11-02
Resigned
KAYE, Brenda→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2005-08-15
Resigned
KAYE, David Francis→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2013-07-23
Resigned
KAYE, David Francis→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2005-08-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2000-11-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Capital Home Loans
Capital Home Loans Limited
Charge1 property08/12/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/04/2004—
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04