ABP AIRPORTS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07110867 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-22

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 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£6.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,141

Net assets shrinking

Down £105 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£6.1k	£6.2k
Current assets	£6.1k	£6.2k
Net assets	£6.1k	£6.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-09-25
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2024-08-20
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accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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2020-05-12
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accounts · AA
2019-09-17
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2018-08-24
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accounts · AA
2017-08-22
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accounts · AA
2017-07-07
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address · AD01
2016-09-27
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accounts · AA
2016-01-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-23
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2014-12-23
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2013-03-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-12-22
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Company incorporated
As ABP AIRPORTS LTD
2009-12-22
➕
PACTAT, Anthony James, My appointed
director
2009-12-22
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PACTAT, Matthew Jason appointed
director
2009-12-22
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SMITH, Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
My Anthony James Pactat Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Jason Pactat Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Richard Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-12-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Clock House

Bowlhead Green

Godalming

GU8 6NW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PACTAT, Anthony James, My→

director · ~60y · appointed 2009-12-22

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Active

PACTAT, Matthew Jason→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-22

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Active

SMITH, Richard→

director · ~60y · appointed 2009-12-22

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	28/03/2013	—

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