ABTECH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05842845 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 27330SIC 27330
- 27400SIC 27400
- 46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.6y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,330,120
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £1.33M | — |
| Average employees | 61 | 5600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-03➕HAUGHEY, Archibald appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-10➖FORD, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-27➖HARTLEY, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2023-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-12➕BRUCE, Gareth Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-02➕LAUGHTON, Austin Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21➖MORAN, Antony Trevor resigneddirector
- 2018-06-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-12➖GRAY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-07-17➕JONES, Neil Grenville appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-17➖BATEMAN, Ian James resignedsecretary
- 2011-01-01➕FORD, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2011-01-01➕GRAY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-11-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Max Industrial LP and Max Industrial Nominee Limited
- 2009-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2009-12-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-10-27➕BATEMAN, Ian James appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-27➖LANCASHIRE, Avril Margot resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-27➕HARTLEY, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2006-10-27➕MORAN, Antony Trevor appointeddirector
- 2006-10-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: South Yorkshire Investment Development Fund Limited Partnership
- 2006-10-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: A B Controls & Technology Limited and Allend Bennett Controls Limited in Their Capacity Asagent and Trustee for the Sellers
- 2006-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-08-11➕LANCASHIRE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2006-08-11➕LANCASHIRE, Avril Margot appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-11➖LOWERY, Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-11➖HLWCOMMERCIALLAWYERS LLP resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABTECH LIMITED
- 2006-06-09➕LOWERY, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-09➕HLWCOMMERCIALLAWYERS LLP appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Drishaun Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Drishaun Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABTECH LIMITED
This company · 05842845
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drishaun Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/06/2016 |
Mr Michael Lancashire Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/06/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120
Registered office
199 + 201 Newhall Road
Lower Don Valley
Sheffield
S9 2QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)
JONES, Neil Grenville→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-07-17
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BRUCE, Gareth Richard→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-04-12
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HAUGHEY, Archibald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-03
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LANCASHIRE, Michael→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-11
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LAUGHTON, Austin Charles→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-02
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BATEMAN, Ian James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2015-07-17
LANCASHIRE, Avril Margot→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-11 · resigned 2006-10-27
LOWERY, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2006-08-11
FORD, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2024-05-10
GRAY, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2016-08-12
HARTLEY, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2023-07-27
MORAN, Antony Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2018-06-21
HLWCOMMERCIALLAWYERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2006-08-11
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Max Industrial LP and Max Industrial Nominee Max Industrial LP and Max Industrial Nominee Limited | Rent security deposit deed | 1 property | 26/11/2010 | 30/10/2021 | |
| satisfied | South Yorkshire Investment Development Fund Partnership South Yorkshire Investment Development Fund Limited Partnership | Debenture | 1 property | 26/10/2006 | 10/12/2009 | |
| satisfied | A B Controls & Technology and Allend Bennett Controls in Their Capacity Asagent and Trustee for the Sellers A B Controls & Technology Limited and Allend Bennett Controls Limited in Their Capacity Asagent and Trustee for the Sellers | Composite trust debenture and guarantee | 1 property | 26/10/2006 | 10/12/2009 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 19/10/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-05