ABBEY JOINERY (HULL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06109185 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-15
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 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.8y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
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
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-18
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  2. 2024-08-14
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  3. 2023-05-12
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  4. 2022-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    WARDLOW, Ben appointed
    director
  6. 2022-01-24
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-01-24
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  8. 2021-07-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-05-20
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    ADAMS, Deborah Carrie appointed
    director
  12. 2021-05-20
    ➕
    RUSSELL WOOD, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-25
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  14. 2019-10-02
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  15. 2018-09-07
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  16. 2017-09-18
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  17. 2016-10-02
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  18. 2016-02-15
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  19. 2013-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2012-09-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2007-08-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2007-02-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Alan Leonard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-21
    ➕
    ARNETT, Shaun appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Alan Leonard appointed
    director
  25. 2007-02-21
    ➖
    SPEIGHT, Nicola Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-02-21
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    LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson resigned
    director
  27. 2007-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY JOINERY (HULL) LIMITED
  28. 2007-02-15
    ➕
    SPEIGHT, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-02-15
    ➕
    LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Alan Leonard Wood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Swingbridge Yard
Wincolmlee
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU5 1RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Alan Leonard→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-21
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Active
ADAMS, Deborah Carrie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-20
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Active
ARNETT, Shaun→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-02-21
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Active
RUSSELL WOOD, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-05-20
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Active
WARDLOW, Ben→
director · ~27y · appointed 2022-01-24
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Active
WOOD, Alan Leonard→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-02-21
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Active
SPEIGHT, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2007-02-21
Resigned
LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2007-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property24/09/2012—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/08/200726/01/2013
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22