ABCO - ANDERSON BEVERAGE CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive
04653896 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees8001400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    ANDERSON, Gemma Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-11-30
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    ANDERSON, Sandra resigned
    director
  8. 2023-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-10-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2021-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2017-01-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2015-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2012-07-26
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    ANDERSON, Nigel Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Northern Trust Company Limited
  26. 2010-10-12
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Nigel Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2007-12-31
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Paul Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2005-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Trust Company Limited
  29. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stewart Miller appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stewart Miller appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Nigel Thomas appointed
    director
  32. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Paul Simon appointed
    director
  33. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Sandra appointed
    director
  34. 2003-02-05
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-02-05
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABCO - ANDERSON BEVERAGE CO. LTD
  37. 2003-01-31
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-01-31
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ANDERSON, Gemma Louise (same surname) appointed 2025-01-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 ·
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

Abco Anderson Beverage Co Property Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abco Anderson Beverage Co Property Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABCO - ANDERSON BEVERAGE CO. LTD
This company · 04653896

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abco Anderson Beverage Co Property Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stewart Miller Andersonceased 19/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Sandra Andersonceased 19/05/2023· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit C11 Marquis Court
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ANDERSON, Stewart Miller→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Gemma Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Nigel Thomas→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Stewart Miller→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-31 · resigned 2003-02-05
Resigned
ANDERSON, Nigel Thomas→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2010-10-12
Resigned
ANDERSON, Paul Simon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, Sandra→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-31 · resigned 2003-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/01/2017—
satisfied
Northern Trust Company
Northern Trust Company Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property13/01/201217/03/2018
satisfied
Northern Trust Company
Northern Trust Company Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property16/11/200503/03/2015
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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-30