ABRAHONE ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04891424 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08
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 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 16.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
72 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.

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£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets—£33.6k
Current assets—£36.0k
Cash—£428
Debtors—£35.6k
Net assets—£30.1k
Average employees-500—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    JEFFERIES, David Anthony appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-20
    ➕
    LAURENCE, Joanne Ruth appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-20
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-03-20
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Neil Melvyn resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-03-20
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-03-20
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  10. 2025-03-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-03-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Momentum Finance Group SPV2 Limited
  12. 2025-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2025-01-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-08-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2023-08-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2023-08-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2023-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2023-08-04
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2023-08-04
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Neil Melvyn appointed
    director
  24. 2023-08-04
    ➖
    TILLEY, Martin Christopher, Mister resigned
    director
  25. 2023-08-03
    ➖
    TILLEY, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  26. 2022-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-12-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  29. 2021-12-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  31. 2009-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  32. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    TILLEY, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  33. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Viola Christine resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    TILLEY, Martin Christopher, Mister appointed
    director
  35. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Lynden resigned
    director
  36. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Viola Christine resigned
    director
  37. 2003-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAHONE ENGINEERING LIMITED
  38. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-09-08
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Viola Christine appointed
    secretary
  41. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    ELLIS, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  42. 2003-09-08
    ➖
    ELLIS, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  43. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Lynden appointed
    director
  44. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Viola Christine appointed
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Anderson Hydraulics (Doncaster) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Anderson Hydraulics (Doncaster) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABRAHONE ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 04891424

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
Anderson Hydraulics (Doncaster) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/01/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Neil Melvyn Andersonceased 31/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mister Martin Christopher Tilleyceased 31/07/2023· 75-100% shares

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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Heritage House, Albion Drive Lidget Lane Industrial Estate
Thurnscoe
Rotherham
S63 0BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

JEFFERIES, David Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAURENCE, Joanne Ruth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-04 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
TILLEY, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2023-08-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Viola Christine→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, Neil Melvyn→
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-08-04 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
ELLIS, Patricia Anne→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
TILLEY, Martin Christopher, Mister→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2023-08-04
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Lynden→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Viola Christine→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Momentum Finance Group SPV2
Momentum Finance Group SPV2 Limited
A registered charge—20/03/2025—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Debenture1 property08/07/200919/12/2021
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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-17