ABELGLASS TRADE SUPPLIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06793928 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£301.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 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
54 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £301,098
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£236k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£301k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£364k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£73k£145k£218k£291k£364kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£361.1k£321.9k
Current assets£363.7k£358.7k
Cash£236.3k£157.3k
Debtors£82.4k£128.2k
Net assets£301.1k£257.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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  2. 2024-08-06
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2022-05-04
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  5. 2021-08-18
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-09-02
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  8. 2018-08-29
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  9. 2017-06-23
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  10. 2016-05-03
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  11. 2016-02-10
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  12. 2015-03-30
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  13. 2015-02-02
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  14. 2014-06-18
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  15. 2014-02-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-12-01
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    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-11-30
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    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2011-06-27
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    KAYE, David Philip appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    KAYE, Lyndsey appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-27
    ➖
    KAYE, Mary Catherine resigned
    director
  23. 2010-05-07
    ➕
    KAYE, Mary Catherine appointed
    director
  24. 2010-05-07
    ➖
    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2009-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABELGLASS TRADE SUPPLIES LTD
  26. 2009-01-16
    ➕
    LEES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 David Philip Kaye
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23110 — SIC 23110

Registered office

Vantage House Euxton Lane
Euxton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KAYE, David Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAYE, Lyndsey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEES, Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
KAYE, Mary Catherine→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2011-05-27
Resigned
LEES, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-27 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
LEES, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-16 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-30