ABEC LTD
🌳Matureactive
06143642 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4700 | 3400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-16📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-06-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-06-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
- 2025-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-03➕SHAW, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-03-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-07-01➕LITTEN, Matthew Simon appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➖MORRALL, Paul resigneddirector
- 2016-07-31➖DYKE, Andrew Michael resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-31➖DYKE, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2011-03-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-02-09➕MORRALL, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➕DYKE, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-06-12➕DYKE, Andrew Michael appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-12➖MAYFAIR COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-25➕MAYFAIR COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-09-19➖HEWITT, Sophie resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-19➖HEWITT, Sophie resigneddirector
- 2007-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEC LTD
- 2007-03-07➕HEWITT, Sophie appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-07➕HEWITT, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2007-03-07➕MORRALL, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Abec (Group) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abec (Group) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABEC LTD
This company · 06143642
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abec (Group) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Automated Building & Energy Controls (Holdings) Ltdceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Automated Building & Energy Controls (Group) Limitedceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Matthew Morrallceased 03/03/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Morrallceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares
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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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
7 Miller Court Severn Drive
Tewkesbury Business Park
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
LITTEN, Matthew Simon→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRALL, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DYKE, Andrew Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2016-07-31
HEWITT, Sophie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-09-19
MAYFAIR COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2008-06-12
DYKE, Andrew Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2016-07-31
HEWITT, Sophie→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-09-19
MORRALL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2020-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Alter Domus Trustees (UK) as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/04/2024 | 10/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2024 | 10/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/03/2011 | 15/04/2025 |
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-17
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-06-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-08