ABE INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

04690211 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-07

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	200	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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OTTEWELL, Alexander James Henry appointed
director
2023-11-30
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OTTEWELL, Liberty Kerr appointed
director
2023-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-08
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accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-21
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officers · AP03
2020-02-20
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ATKINSON, Paul appointed
secretary
2020-02-20
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KEEVES, Annabel Kate appointed
director
2020-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-11
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officers · TM02
2019-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-06-01
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LUCAS, Charles James Hastings resigned
secretary
2019-06-01
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LUCAS, Charles James Hastings resigned
director
2018-07-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-07-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2014-06-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Alexander Bruce Estates Limited
2014-06-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Ellis Steel Group Limited
2013-10-25
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Charge satisfied #5
2005-11-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-07-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-07-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-07-07
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-07-07
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-01-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-07-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-03-07
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Company incorporated
As ABE INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
2003-03-07
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OTTEWELL, James Alexander Bruce appointed
director
2003-03-07
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LUCAS, Charles James Hastings appointed
secretary
2003-03-07
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-07
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-07
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LUCAS, Charles James Hastings appointed
director
2003-03-07
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-07
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MC FORMATIONS 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — OTTEWELL, Alexander James Henry (same surname) appointed 2023-11-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Alexander Bruce Ottewell Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Charles James Hastings Lucasceased 20/02/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Egerton House

55 Hoole Road

Chester

CH2 3NJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07