A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04168334 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-26

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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officers · AP03
2026-04-21
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LEONARD, Thomas Ross appointed
secretary
2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-23
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GROVE, David resigned
director
2025-07-25
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accounts · AA
2025-06-10
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WATERS, Tracy Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-06-10
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officers · AP01
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-01-08
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officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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GROVE, David appointed
director
2024-10-17
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MARTIN, Neil resigned
director
2024-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
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GROVE, David resigned
director
2024-05-20
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MARTIN, Neil appointed
director
2024-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-31
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HILL, Susan resigned
secretary
2024-03-31
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HILL, Susan resigned
director
2023-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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GROVE, David appointed
director
2023-07-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-07-27
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capital · SH01
2022-02-08
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mortgage · MR05
2022-02-08
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mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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COATES, Denise resigned
director
2020-07-31
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COATES, John Fitzgerald resigned
director
2016-12-06
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MARKS, Denise resigned
director
2016-01-29
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BOWERS, Darren James resigned
director
2015-10-26
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FLOYD, Neil Charles appointed
director
2015-05-29
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COOK, Tony Andrew resigned
director
2015-04-01
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MARKS, Denise appointed
director
2014-09-29
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COOK, Tony Andrew appointed
director
2014-09-01
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BOWERS, Darren James appointed
director
2014-08-29
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SUTCLIFFE, Michael David resigned
director
2013-06-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2013-06-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2012-09-28
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FLATT, Stephen Albert resigned
director
2011-11-22
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SMITH, Paul James appointed
director
2009-11-25
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FLATT, Stephen Albert appointed
director
2009-08-28
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JOBSON, Nigel Anthony resigned
director
2006-11-13
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JOBSON, Nigel Anthony appointed
director
2005-04-29
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GARSTIN, Anthony Landray resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-12

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Abm Catering (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abm Catering (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED

This company · 04168334

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Abm Catering (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-02-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Eagle Court

63-67 Saltisford

Warwick

Warwickshire

CV34 4AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-27

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-26