ABS PRECISION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05129895 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 4400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2026-03-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ortus Secured Finance I Limited (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties)
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-06➖HUTCHINSON, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➕AINSLEY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➕SOUTHWOOD, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➖ATHERTON, Maurice resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-01➖ATHERTON, Maurice resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01➖BROOKS, Brian resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01➕HUTCHINSON, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➖STOTT, David resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2012-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-09-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Chip (One) Limited
- 2004-07-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-07-21➕STOTT, David appointeddirector
- 2004-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABS PRECISION LIMITED
- 2004-05-17➕ATHERTON, Maurice appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-17➕ATHERTON, Maurice appointeddirector
- 2004-05-17➕BROOKS, Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ntg Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ntg Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABS PRECISION LIMITED
This company · 05129895
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ntg Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Maurice Athertonceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Stottceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Brian Brooksceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290
Registered office
Abs Precision Ltd Eighth Avenue West, Eighth Avenue
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
AINSLEY, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOUTHWOOD, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATHERTON, Maurice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2022-07-01
ATHERTON, Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2022-07-01
BROOKS, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2022-07-01
HUTCHINSON, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-09-06
STOTT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2022-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Ortus Secured Finance I (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) Ortus Secured Finance I Limited (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Chip (One) Chip (One) Limited | Counterpart rent deposit | 1 property | 08/09/2004 | 29/11/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/07/2004 | 29/11/2012 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-21