ABI ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05373319 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-23
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 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£197.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.1y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £197,886
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Net Worth
£198k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£390k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£156k£234k£312k£390kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£316.7k£267.1k
Current assets£390.4k£365.1k
Cash£76.5k£83.1k
Debtors£283.9k£252.0k
Net assets£197.9k£194.9k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-28
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    capital · SH02
  4. 2024-09-28
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    capital · SH08
  5. 2024-09-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-09-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  7. 2024-07-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2024-07-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-07-11
    ➕
    DOWDING, Jeremy appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Sean Nicholas appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-11
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  17. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-12-01
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    POLLARD, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Sean Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABI ENGINEERING LIMITED
  24. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Abigail appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Sean Nicholas appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mrs Abigail Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest23/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24100 — SIC 24100

Registered office

Unit 2c Oldbury Building
Northway Lane
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

POLLARD, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-01
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Active
DOWDING, Jeremy→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
TAYLOR, Abigail→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-02-23
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Active
TAYLOR, Sean Nicholas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
TAYLOR, Sean Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-23 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/03/2022—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-09-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-28
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-09-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06