ABBEY PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06645330 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-14
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
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£364.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £364,094

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£150k
Net Worth
£364k
Current Assets
£496k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£382.6k
Current assets£496.5k
Cash£149.7k
Debtors£122.3k
Net assets£364.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-07-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-07-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2016-02-09
    ➖
    BALL, George resigned
    director
  19. 2016-02-09
    ➖
    SMITH, Stephen George resigned
    director
  20. 2014-02-27
    ➕
    ALWAY, Helen Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    ALWAY, Helen Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-02-26
    ➖
    SMITH, Stephen George resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-05-14
    ➕
    EVANS, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-14
    ➖
    SMITH, Roger John resigned
    director
  25. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    BALL, George appointed
    director
  26. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Stephen George appointed
    director
  27. 2008-07-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Roger John resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-07-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Stephen George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-07-28
    ➖
    EVANS, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2008-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  31. 2008-07-14
    ➕
    SMITH, Roger John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-07-14
    ➕
    EVANS, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2008-07-14
    ➕
    SMITH, Roger John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Jane Alway
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2019
Mr Ian Robert Evans
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen George Smithceased 05/04/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr George Ballceased 05/04/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

Chargrove House Main Road
Shurdington
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 4GA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ALWAY, Helen Jane→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALWAY, Helen Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Ian Robert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Roger John→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-28
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen George→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned
BALL, George→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2016-02-09
Resigned
EVANS, Ian Robert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2008-07-28
Resigned
SMITH, Roger John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2012-04-14
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen George→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2016-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14