AB COMPONENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06027972 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£225.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £224,977
Net assets shrinking
Down £83,750 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£225k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£559k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£207k£413k£620k£827k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£262.1k£374.9k
Current assets£558.8k£1.03M
Cash—£15.7k
Debtors—£768.1k
Net assets£225.0k£308.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-11-23
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  4. 2022-10-10
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  5. 2021-10-08
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  6. 2020-06-15
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  7. 2019-11-22
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  8. 2018-10-11
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  9. 2017-07-27
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  10. 2016-11-09
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  11. 2016-01-08
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  12. 2015-12-04
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  13. 2015-01-08
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  14. 2008-04-21
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    GOOCH, Alan Russell resigned
    director
  15. 2008-04-21
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    GOOCH, Andrew John resigned
    director
  16. 2008-04-21
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    GOOCH, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-20
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    EDGAR, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2006-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AB COMPONENTS LIMITED
  19. 2006-12-13
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    EDGAR, James Raymond appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-12-13
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    EDGAR, James Raymond appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-13
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    GOOCH, Alan Russell appointed
    director
  22. 2006-12-13
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    GOOCH, Andrew John appointed
    director
  23. 2006-12-13
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    GOOCH, Mark Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

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
Mr James Raymond Edgar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Pleasant View
Hallam Fields Road
Ilkeston
Derbshire
DE7 4AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

EDGAR, James Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-13
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Active
EDGAR, James Raymond→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-12-13
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Active
EDGAR, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOOCH, Alan Russell→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
GOOCH, Andrew John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
GOOCH, Mark Alan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2026-01-30
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2025-12-15
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2025-01-16
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2024-09-10
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2024-01-30
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2023-11-23
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2023-01-12
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2022-10-10
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2022-01-10
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2021-10-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
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2020-06-15
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2020-02-04
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2019-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-07