ABK MANUFACTURING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06544896 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-26
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 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£219.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £219,660

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£220k
Current Assets
£408k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-31
Total assets£303.6k
Current assets£408.3k
Net assets£219.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-06
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    PIPES, Matthew Alan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-03-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-03-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2019-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2016-01-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bell Finance LTD
  19. 2013-10-14
    ➖
    PIPES, Matthew Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ABK MANUFACTURING LIMITED
  21. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    PIPES, Ian Raymond appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    PIPES, Ian Raymond appointed
    director
  23. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    PIPES, Nicholas Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2008-03-26
    ➕
    PIPES, Matthew Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PIPES, Matthew Alan (same surname) appointed 2025-08-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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 Ian Raymond Pipes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/03/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Unit 1 Parcel Terrace
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

PIPES, Ian Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-26
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PIPES, Ian Raymond→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-26
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Active
PIPES, Matthew Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-06
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Active
PIPES, Nicholas Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-26
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Active
PIPES, Matthew Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2013-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bell Finance
Bell Finance LTD
A registered charge—21/01/201625/03/2020

Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-25