ABERPRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05442850 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,371

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£10k-£7k-£4k-£2k£1k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£3.9k£3.2k
Current assets£4.0k£3.9k
Net assets£-8.4k£-9.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-01
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    DAVIES, Shan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ioan Rhys appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2008-02-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Shan appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABERPRO LIMITED
  20. 2005-05-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Shan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ceri Wyn, Dr appointed
    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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIES, Ioan Rhys (same surname) appointed 2023-04-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Dr Ceri Wyn Davies
Individual · Welsh · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Ioan Rhys Davies
Individual · Welsh · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/04/2023

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
Incorporated2005-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

20 King George Court
Sketty
Swansea
SA2 8AR
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIES, Shan→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-04
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Active
DAVIES, Ceri Wyn, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-05-04
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Active
DAVIES, Ioan Rhys→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-18
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Active
DAVIES, Shan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-17