ABS PROPERTY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04680770 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£716.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). 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 23.2y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
70 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £716,270
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£716k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£143k£287k£430k£573k£716kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£716.3k£705.9k
Current assets£20.3k£14.6k
Cash£19.3k£14.4k
Debtors£1.1k£150
Net assets£716.3k£705.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
    ➕
    CRACKNELL, Yasmin appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-19
    ➖
    O'DONNELL, Martin resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-01-19
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2026-01-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2021-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-07
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Martin appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-02-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2017-02-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2017-01-16
    ➕
    WILLS, Shane appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-16
    ➖
    STONE, Peter Robert resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-01-16
    ➖
    STONE, Irene Alison resigned
    director
  24. 2017-01-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 2016-12-14
    ➕
    CRACKNELL, Stephen James appointed
    director
  26. 2003-08-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Reginald Herbert Malin, Lesley Royston Malin, Mavis Lilian Malin and Dinah Mary Malin
  27. 2003-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Reginald Herbert Malin, Lesley Royston Malin, Mavis Lilian Malin and Dinah Mary Malin
  28. 2003-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABS PROPERTY LIMITED
  29. 2003-02-27
    ➕
    STONE, Peter Robert appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-02-27
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-02-27
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-02-27
    ➕
    STONE, Irene Alison appointed
    director
  33. 2003-02-27
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2003-02-27
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Eswca Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Eswca Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ABS PROPERTY LIMITED
This company · 04680770

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
Eswca Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/01/2017

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

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6 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
Incorporated2003-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

162-164 High Street
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CRACKNELL, Yasmin→
secretary · appointed 2026-01-19
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Active
CRACKNELL, Stephen James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-12-14
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Active
WILLS, Shane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-16
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Active
O'DONNELL, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned
STONE, Peter Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2017-01-16
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2003-02-27
Resigned
STONE, Irene Alison→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2017-01-16
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2003-02-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/01/2017—
satisfied
Reginald Herbert Malin, Lesley Royston Malin, Mavis Lilian Malin and Dinah Mary Malin
Legal charge/mortgage1 property15/08/200327/02/2017
satisfied
Reginald Herbert Malin, Lesley Royston Malin, Mavis Lilian Malin and Dinah Mary Malin
Legal charge1 property30/04/200327/02/2017
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01