ABTAP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04807591 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-23
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 8.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,084,320
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£951k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.11M | £3.00M |
| Current assets | £951.0k | £1.10M |
| Cash | £39.8k | £31.6k |
| Debtors | £67.8k | £53.5k |
| Net assets | £3.08M | £2.98M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Philip Mark Peake
- 2024-05-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Philip Mark Peake
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-23➕MATTAR, Maria Yara appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-06-09➕MATTAR, Maria Yara appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-09➖JENKINS SUPPORT SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-08-08➖PEAKE, Philip Mark resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-08➕JENKINS SUPPORT SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-26➕PEAKE, Philip Mark appointeddirector
- 2003-06-26➕PEAKE, Philip Mark appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABTAP LIMITED
- 2003-06-23➕ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-23➖ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-23➕ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-06-23➖ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Mark Peake Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Construction · WD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A DINO CONTRACTORS LTD→ 11337430 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A DONAGHEY BUILDERS LIMITED→ 11574211 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A&D BRICKWORK LTD→ 09605547 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A&D BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 11350601 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AAIIVAA LIMITED→ 10255525 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AB CONSTRUCT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 17099979 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AB LIN CIVILS LTD→ 13474633 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AB OTB ELECTRICIAN LTD→ 14325427 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABC PROPERTY GROUP LTD→ 13200308 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABT WOODWORK LTD→ 15460185 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AC RAIL RESOURCES LTD→ 11533881 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACCURATE CURTIS LTD→ 13415953 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Abtap House
Sandown Road
Watford
Herts
WD24 7UF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
MATTAR, Maria Yara→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTAR, Maria Yara→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEAKE, Philip Mark→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEAKE, Philip Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2005-08-08
JENKINS SUPPORT SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-08 · resigned 2010-06-09
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-06-23
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-06-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Philip Mark Peake | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Philip Mark Peake | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/01/2018 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20