ABBOTS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05028102 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-28
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 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£608.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £608,172
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£280k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£608k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£354k£708k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£719.9k£641.6k
Current assets£1.74M£1.77M
Cash£280.4k£225.0k
Debtors£1.29M£1.39M
Net assets£608.2k£498.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-17
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-10-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-09-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    NICOLAOU, Costas resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    NICOLAOU, Costas resigned
    director
  12. 2023-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-18
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-09-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  19. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2004-02-06
    ➖
    BARLING, Marion Audrey resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    NICOLAOU, Costas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    NICOLAOU, Costas appointed
    director
  24. 2004-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTS (UK) LIMITED
  25. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    BARLING, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    BARLING, Marion Audrey appointed
    director
  27. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    BARLING, Marion Audrey appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-28
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-01-28
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2004-01-28
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Mark Barling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/04/2024
Mrs Marion Audrey Barling
Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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 · HP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
7 STAR BUILDING LIMITED→
14491009 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
93 DEVELOPMENTS LTD→
13414370 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
A B W SERVICES LIMITED→
05296425 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
AA GAS AND HEATING SERVICES LTD→
11984212 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AA&S PLUMBING&HEATING SERVICE LTD→
13281015 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AB HOMES LIMITED→
02527786 · est 1990 · no financials extracted
————35y——
ABBB LIMITED→
14618430 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ABBEY FLOORING LIMITED→
02220619 · est 1988 · no financials extracted
————38y——
ABBOT FIXING SYSTEMS LIMITED→
02836833 · est 1993 · no financials extracted
————32y——
ABBOTS LIMITED→
15380725 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ABERNILE WISBECH LIMITED→
10812686 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ABILITY LIFTS LIMITED→
05307764 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
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
Incorporated2004-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Spring Park
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BARLING, Christopher Mark→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLING, Marion Audrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLING, Marion Audrey→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-02-06
Resigned
NICOLAOU, Costas→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-06 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-01-28
Resigned
NICOLAOU, Costas→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-02-06 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-01-28
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2004-01-28
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—17/09/202017/10/2025

Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29