ABC WORCESTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08736272 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-17

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£125.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £125,029

Cash YoY

+122%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£93k

↑ 122% YoY

Net Worth

£125k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Assets

£448k

↑ 76% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£144.2k	£105.1k
Current assets	£448.3k	£254.6k
Cash	£92.9k	£41.9k
Debtors	£355.4k	£212.7k
Net assets	£125.0k	£84.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-02
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-01
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-27
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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BEARD, Veronica Ann appointed
director
2024-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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COLLINS, Katherine Laura appointed
director
2024-09-02
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BREWSTER, Holly Michelle resigned
director
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
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WILLS, Leigh Andrea appointed
director
2024-04-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2023-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-19
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BRADLEY, Robert Francis appointed
director
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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BREWSTER, Holly Michelle appointed
director
2020-10-26
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JOHNSON, Lisa Jane appointed
director
2020-02-28
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WINTLE, Julian resigned
director
2020-01-06
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UPSON, Zoe Simone resigned
director
2018-01-22
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WOOLDRIDGE, Gillian Lorna appointed
director
2018-01-22
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WINTLE, Julian appointed
director
2016-09-15
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UPSON, Zoe Simone appointed
director
2016-01-12
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BRADLEY, Elizabeth Amy appointed
director
2016-01-12
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MORGAN, Daniel John resigned
director
2016-01-06
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PHELPS, James Matthew resigned
director
2015-12-01
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HAYNES, Andrew Barry appointed
director
2015-12-01
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MORGAN, Daniel John appointed
director
2015-10-28
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PHELPS, James Matthew appointed
director
2013-10-17
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Company incorporated
As ABC WORCESTER LIMITED
2013-10-17
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BRADLEY, Andrew Robert appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+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

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Robert Bradley Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45	50–75%	—	50-75% 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

Incorporated2013-10-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Severn House

Prescott Drive

Worcester

WR4 9NE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17