ABRAXAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
📈Growthactive
04519371 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.0y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,137,075
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.14M | £341.9k |
| Average employees | 11 | 1100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-15➕RUGGIERO, Stefano appointeddirector
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29➖FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano resigneddirector
- 2023-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31➖NATHOO, El Nasir resigneddirector
- 2022-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17➖RUGGIERO, Stefano resigneddirector
- 2022-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31➕SHAW, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2020-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Berenberg Alternative Assets Fund Ii S.A., Sicav-Raif (With the Subfund Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund I)
- 2019-12-09➖CELATI, Luca resigneddirector
- 2019-12-09➖FRONTINI, Luca resigneddirector
- 2016-10-13➖MAHIL, Mana Manjit resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-09➕CELATI, Luca appointeddirector
- 2013-03-19➕MAHIL, Mana Manjit appointedsecretary
- 2013-03-19➕FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano appointeddirector
- 2013-03-19➕NATHOO, El Nasir appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➕FRONTINI, Luca appointeddirector
- 2010-08-18➕RUGGIERO, Stefano appointeddirector
- 2008-05-16➖RUGGIERO, Stefano resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-16➖RUGGIERO, Stefano resigneddirector
- 2007-04-06➕TURNER, Nicholas Roger appointeddirector
- 2005-09-27➖CELATI, Luca resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-27➖CELATI, Luca resigneddirector
- 2005-05-10➕RUGGIERO, Stefano appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-10➕RUGGIERO, Stefano appointeddirector
- 2003-01-31➖FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano resigneddirector
- 2003-01-30➕CELATI, Luca appointeddirector
- 2002-08-29➕FRONTINI, Fabio appointeddirector
- 2002-08-29➕CELATI, Luca appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-29➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-29➕FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano appointeddirector
- 2002-08-29➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAXAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abraxas Cm Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abraxas Cm Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABRAXAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 04519371
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraxas Cm Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Fabio Frontiniceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
4th Floor 399-401 Strand
London
WC2R 0LT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)
FRONTINI, Fabio→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUGGIERO, Stefano→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Barbara→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Nicholas Roger→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CELATI, Luca→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-29 · resigned 2005-09-27
MAHIL, Mana Manjit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-03-19 · resigned 2016-10-13
RUGGIERO, Stefano→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2008-05-16
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-29
CELATI, Luca→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2019-12-09
CELATI, Luca→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2005-09-27
FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-19 · resigned 2023-12-29
FILOTTO, Ludovico Ausano→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-29 · resigned 2003-01-31
FRONTINI, Luca→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2019-12-09
NATHOO, El Nasir→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-19 · resigned 2022-12-31
RUGGIERO, Stefano→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2022-01-17
RUGGIERO, Stefano→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2008-05-16
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Berenberg Alternative Assets Fund Ii S.A., Sicav-Raif (With the Subfund Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund I) | A registered charge | — | 03/06/2020 | 06/07/2022 |
Recent filings (127 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07