AAB HOLDCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04970291 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-19

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£20.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,326

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 149% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↑ 1114% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£20.3k	£8.2k
Current assets	£16.2k	£1.3k
Net assets	£20.3k	£8.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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2024-09-30
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2023-10-16
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2022-09-30
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2021-10-30
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2021-01-18
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2019-09-29
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2018-10-23
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accounts · AA
2017-09-30
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accounts · AA
2016-09-30
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accounts · AA
2015-12-27
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-29
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accounts · AA
2014-12-29
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2014-08-29
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accounts · AA
2013-12-12
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2003-11-20
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SMITH, Colin David appointed
secretary
2003-11-20
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SMITH, Claire Angela appointed
director
2003-11-20
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SMITH, Colin David appointed
director
2003-11-20
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2003-11-20
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@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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2003-11-19
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Company incorporated
As AAB HOLDCO LIMITED
2003-11-19
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2003-11-19
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@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Claire Angela Smith Individual · English · DOB 03/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Colin David Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-11-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Clanfield Chase

East Meon Road

Clanfield

Hants

PO8 0RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Colin David→

secretary · appointed 2003-11-20

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Active

SMITH, Claire Angela→

director · ~51y · appointed 2003-11-20

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Active

SMITH, Colin David→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-11-20

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Active

@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-11-20

Resigned

@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-11-20

Resigned

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