ABTECH (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04131173 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-27
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-23📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-27➕ROMILLY, Edward James appointeddirector
- 2025-12-27➖GREENTREE, David John resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-27➖GREENTREE, David John resigneddirector
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-01-09➕HILTON, David appointeddirector
- 2001-01-09➕GREENTREE, David John appointedsecretary
- 2001-01-09➕GREENTREE, David John appointeddirector
- 2000-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABTECH (UK) LIMITED
- 2000-12-27➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-27➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-27➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-12-27➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GREENTREE, David John resigned 2025-12-27; GREENTREE, David John resigned 2025-12-27
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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David Hilton Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David John Greentreeceased 27/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Fairway House
Armstrong Way
Farnborough
Hants
GU14 0LP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-10
Last: 2025-12-27
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HILTON, David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROMILLY, Edward James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENTREE, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2025-12-27
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2000-12-27
GREENTREE, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2025-12-27
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2000-12-27
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03