ABM (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05180302 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-15
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 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees151500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    ALDGATE, Gillian Marie appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-09-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2019-09-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2019-06-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-06-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  18. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2018-10-04
    ➕
    ALDGATE, Gillian Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-07-19
    ➖
    CROSBIE, Robert David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-07-19
    ➖
    CROSBIE, Grace Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-19
    ➖
    CROSBIE, Robert David resigned
    director
  26. 2017-05-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2011-06-08
    ➕
    ALDGATE, Stewart Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-15
    ➖
    CHADWICK, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-08-15
    ➕
    CROSBIE, Robert David appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-08-15
    ➖
    CHADWICK, Margaret resigned
    director
  31. 2007-08-15
    ➕
    CROSBIE, Grace Ann appointed
    director
  32. 2007-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2004-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABM (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED
  34. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    CHADWICK, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 2004-07-15
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    CHADWICK, Margaret appointed
    director
  38. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    CROSBIE, Robert David appointed
    director
  39. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  40. 2004-07-15
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Abm (Lancashire) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abm (Lancashire) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABM (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED
This company · 05180302

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
Abm (Lancashire) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Grace Ann Crosbieceased 19/07/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Robert David Crosbieceased 19/07/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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
Incorporated2004-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Unit 10 Alma Industrial Estate
Regent Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 0HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ALDGATE, Gillian Marie→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDGATE, Gillian Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDGATE, Stewart Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHADWICK, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2007-08-15
Resigned
CROSBIE, Robert David→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
Resigned
CHADWICK, Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2007-08-15
Resigned
CROSBIE, Grace Ann→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
CROSBIE, Robert David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
A registered charge1 property14/06/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—11/05/201702/09/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property15/08/200702/09/2019
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Recent filings (83 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07