ABATEC LIMITED
📈Growthactive
08495011 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£12.49M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.3y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredProfitable
Profit before tax £698,550
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 18% YoY
Turnover YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12.49M | £10.56M |
| Gross profit | £1.44M | £1.43M |
| Operating profit | £699.0k | £586.9k |
| Profit before tax | £698.5k | £586.3k |
| Average employees | 2400 | 1900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-19📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕WARNER, Darrell appointeddirector
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
- 2021-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2021-06-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Siemens Financial Services Limited
- 2020-12-16➕DYER, Robert Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-12-16➖DAVIES, Philip George resigneddirector
- 2015-05-08➖DOYLE, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2014-01-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2014-01-20➕DOYLE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17➖DAVIES, Hayley resigneddirector
- 2014-01-16➕BUCHANAN, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2013-12-11➕DAVIES, Philip George appointeddirector
- 2013-11-09➖DAVIES, Philip George resigneddirector
- 2013-11-07➕DAVIES, Hayley appointeddirector
- 2013-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ABATEC LIMITED
- 2013-04-18➕DAVIES, Philip George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Abatec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abatec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABATEC LIMITED
This company · 08495011
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abatec Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/12/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Philip George Daviesceased 16/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Abatec House
Oldmixon Crescent
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS24 9AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BUCHANAN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DYER, Robert Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNER, Darrell→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Hayley→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2014-01-17
DAVIES, Philip George→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2020-12-16
DAVIES, Philip George→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2013-11-09
DOYLE, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-20 · resigned 2015-05-08
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Business Finance Cynergy Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 14/03/2022 | 19/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/08/2021 | 17/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Siemens Financial Services Siemens Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/01/2021 | 26/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/01/2014 | 21/06/2021 |
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13