ABRAFLEX UK LTD

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05103363 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£14.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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 £14,590
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,086 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£14.6k£17.7k
Current assets£73.7k£79.9k
Net assets£14.6k£17.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-02
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  3. 2024-01-10
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  4. 2024-01-10
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  5. 2023-08-02
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  6. 2022-08-18
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  7. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2018-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-06
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-03-01
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    WILKINS, Craig Douglas appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-01
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    PAGE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-31
    ➖
    FRATER, Leslie resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2006-06-01
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    FRATER, Leslie appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAFLEX UK LTD
  23. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    WILKINS, Daran David appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    PAGE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-04-16
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-16
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-04-16
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daran David Wilkins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2024

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
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Jessamine Farm
Old Romney
Romney Marsh
Kent
TN29 9SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WILKINS, Craig Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINS, Daran David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGE, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
FRATER, Leslie→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property25/05/201021/08/2018

Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05