ABAX UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07764543 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£103.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,786
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£151k£249k£648k£1.0m£1.4m£1.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£367.2k£230.4k
Current assets£1.46M£1.85M
Cash£91.8k£370.1k
Debtors£1.25M£1.31M
Net assets£103.8k£-150.6k

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.

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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 (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
    HOLMOY, Lars Raastad appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-01
    MOE, John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-11-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-06-30
    MEAKIN, Janice Lyn appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-30
    JACOBSEN, Knut Harald resigned
    director
  19. 2023-06-30
    MOE, John appointed
    director
  20. 2023-06-30
    STRAND, Morten Ditlev resigned
    director
  21. 2023-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2022-12-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2022-11-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2022-11-01
    JACOBSEN, Knut Harald appointed
    director
  29. 2022-11-01
    NORTON, David Gerard resigned
    director
  30. 2021-01-21
    MEAKIN, Janice resigned
    secretary
  31. 2019-01-24
    MEAKIN, Janice appointed
    secretary
  32. 2019-01-24
    MILLER, Christopher John resigned
    director
  33. 2019-01-24
    NORTON, David Gerard appointed
    director
  34. 2019-01-24
    STRAND, Morten Ditlev appointed
    director
  35. 2017-08-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ)
  36. 2015-12-01
    MILLER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  37. 2015-12-01
    YSTENES, Frank Roger resigned
    director
  38. 2014-02-26
    HELGELAND, Bjorn Erik resigned
    director
  39. 2013-04-19
    BUTTON, David Michael resigned
    director
  40. 2011-10-26
    BUTTON, David Michael appointed
    director
  41. 2011-10-26
    HELGELAND, Bjorn Erik appointed
    director
  42. 2011-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABAX UK LIMITED
  43. 2011-09-06
    YSTENES, Frank Roger appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Triplog Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Triplog Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABAX UK LIMITED
This company · 07764543

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Triplog Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/06/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Abax Asceased 27/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Petter Quinsgaardceased 24/01/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990

Registered office

Allia Business Centre Peterborough United Football Club
London Road
Peterborough
PE2 8AN
United Kingdom

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 (2 active · 9 resigned)

HOLMOY, Lars Raastad
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAKIN, Janice Lyn
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAKIN, Janice
secretary · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2021-01-21
Resigned
BUTTON, David Michael
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2013-04-19
Resigned
HELGELAND, Bjorn Erik
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned
JACOBSEN, Knut Harald
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
MILLER, Christopher John
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2019-01-24
Resigned
MOE, John
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
NORTON, David Gerard
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
STRAND, Morten Ditlev
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
YSTENES, Frank Roger
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-06 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge22/08/2017
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24