ABTEC BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07851560 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£533.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
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 (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
39 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 £533,883

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£208k
Net Worth
£534k
Current Assets
£619k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£536.5k
Current assets£619.0k
Cash£208.4k
Debtors£403.5k
Net assets£533.9k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABTEC BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  17. 2011-11-17
    BEYNON, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2011-11-17
    WATKINS, David John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · board control
ABTEC BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
This company · 07851560

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
Abtec Nexus Bidco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control31/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Beynonceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Barents House
Compass Point
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 9HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BEYNON, Andrew
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-17
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Active
WATKINS, David John
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-11-17
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-10-22