ABARIS INTERNATIONAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
04743012 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,380,538
Cash YoY
+82%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£192k
↑ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£3.1m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.39M | £2.09M |
| Current assets | £3.13M | £2.53M |
| Cash | £191.8k | £105.4k |
| Debtors | £2.08M | £1.87M |
| Net assets | £2.38M | £2.08M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-03➖BEELEY, William Tyas resigneddirector
- 2024-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2021-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-26➕GRAHAM, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2021-04-26➕WOMERSLEY, Robin Neil appointeddirector
- 2021-04-26➖BEELEY, Sophie resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: William Beeley
- 2003-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABARIS INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2003-04-24➕BEELEY, Sophie appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-24➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-24➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-24➕BEELEY, William Tyas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Abaris International 2021 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abaris International 2021 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABARIS INTERNATIONAL LTD
This company · 04743012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abaris International 2021 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/04/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Beeleyceased 26/04/2021· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Sophie Beeleyceased 26/04/2021· 25-50% shares
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 5 Herbert Brown House 50-52 Whiteley Street
Milnsbridge
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GRAHAM, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-04-26
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WOMERSLEY, Robin Neil→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEELEY, Sophie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2021-04-26
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2003-04-24
BEELEY, William Tyas→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2024-10-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | William Beeley | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2021 | 03/10/2024 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15