ABER ORIGINAL PINE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04501510 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,940
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.7k | £9.9k |
| Current assets | £58.0k | £43.0k |
| Net assets | £16.9k | £9.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-11➖JAMES, Michael William resignedsecretary
- 2025-08-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-10-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABER ORIGINAL PINE LIMITED
- 2002-08-01➕JONES, Michael Arthur appointeddirector
- 2002-08-01➕JAMES, Michael William appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-01➕BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-01➖BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-01➕BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-01➖BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Arthur Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
5-6 Castle Buildings Station Road
Station Road
Llanfairfechan
Conwy
LL33 0AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
JONES, Michael Arthur→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAMES, Michael William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2025-08-11
BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/10/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22