ABP RETAIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06009028 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-24
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 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
77 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
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £55.0k |
| Current assets | — | £150.5k |
| Cash | — | £77.8k |
| Debtors | — | £2.0k |
| Net assets | — | £55.0k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-11➕JACKSON, Andrew Bernard appointeddirector
- 2022-05-13➖COOPER, Stephen Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2021-08-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-25➖REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2014-12-22➕REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-12-18➖RALSTON-SAUL, Alastair John resigneddirector
- 2014-04-11➕COOPER, Stephen Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2014-04-11➖PARKER, David Charles, Colonel resigneddirector
- 2013-11-15➕BARNES, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-31➖LANGRISHE, Richard Dingwall resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-06➕ARMSTRONG, Raymond Neil appointeddirector
- 2011-06-03➕PARKER, David Charles, Colonel appointeddirector
- 2010-10-06➖JACOMB, Paul Stephen resigneddirector
- 2009-10-26➖CHISWELL, Peter Irvine resigneddirector
- 2009-09-03➕RALSTON-SAUL, Alastair John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-31➖COATES, Kay resigneddirector
- 2007-01-16➕CHISWELL, Peter Irvine appointeddirector
- 2007-01-16➕JACOMB, Paul Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABP RETAIL LIMITED
- 2006-11-24➕LANGRISHE, Richard Dingwall appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-24➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-24➕COATES, Kay appointeddirector
- 2006-11-24➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-24➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces Charity is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces Charity
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABP RETAIL LIMITED
This company · 06009028
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces Charity Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST FIFTYFIVE UK LTD→ 16358885 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 68 MOBILE SOLUTION LTD→ 14554997 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A B C FLOORING LTD.→ 03761414 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| A.C.P. (ACOUSTICS) LIMITED→ 01467116 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| A2NSTORE LTD→ 16202054 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AATHIRA LIMITED→ 13525454 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AB BIZ GROWTH LTD→ 16271032 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBIE TRADING LTD→ 16486760 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBY FOOD STORE LTD→ 16806238 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABC GAME STORE LTD→ 11580950 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABREKS LTD→ 16763625 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE COFFEE LTD→ 15301178 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Terence House
Denman Street East
Nottingham
NG7 3GX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
Active
ARMSTRONG, Raymond Neil→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Andrew Bernard→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANGRISHE, Richard Dingwall→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2012-05-31
REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-12-22 · resigned 2015-11-25
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2006-11-24
CHISWELL, Peter Irvine→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2009-10-26
COATES, Kay→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2009-01-31
COOPER, Stephen Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-11 · resigned 2022-05-13
JACOMB, Paul Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2010-10-06
PARKER, David Charles, Colonel→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2011-06-03 · resigned 2014-04-11
RALSTON-SAUL, Alastair John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2009-09-03 · resigned 2014-12-18
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2006-11-24
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03