ABC UPHOLSTERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04555613 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-07

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	300	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-04
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2024-12-04
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capital · SH08
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2024-03-18
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officers · CH01
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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accounts · AA
2018-11-01
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ENGLAND, Sophie appointed
secretary
2018-11-01
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ENGLAND, Daniel appointed
director
2018-11-01
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ENGLAND, Sophie appointed
director
2018-11-01
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FEATHER, Susan resigned
secretary
2018-11-01
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FEATHER, Martin resigned
director
2018-11-01
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FEATHER, Susan resigned
director
2002-10-07
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Company incorporated
As ABC UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
2002-10-07
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FEATHER, Susan appointed
secretary
2002-10-07
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-07
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-07
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FEATHER, Martin appointed
director
2002-10-07
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FEATHER, Susan appointed
director
2002-10-07
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-07
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sophie England Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/11/2018
Daniel England Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/11/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Susan Featherceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Martin Featherceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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ACCRINGTON GRINDING COMPANY LIMITED→ 04016854 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-10-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Unit 2 New Plough Yard

Queen Street, Great Harwood

Blackburn

Lancashire

BB6 7AX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ENGLAND, Sophie→

secretary · appointed 2018-11-01

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Active

ENGLAND, Daniel→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ENGLAND, Sophie→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FEATHER, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2018-11-01

Resigned

SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2002-10-07

Resigned

FEATHER, Martin→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2018-11-01

Resigned

FEATHER, Susan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2018-11-01

Resigned

SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-07 · resigned 2002-10-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-31

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-12-04

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-12-04

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2024-12-04

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-12-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-18