AABC GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
08932242 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

95/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
55 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.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £533,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£698k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£533.9k—
Total assets—£1.31M
Current assets—£3.49M
Cash—£566.0k
Debtors—£2.92M
Net assets—£935.5k
Average employees59—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-08-01
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    DALE, Barry John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-03-27
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    ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2023-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2023-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-12-17
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    FAULKNER, Ricky James resigned
    director
  20. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-04
    ➖
    HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona resigned
    secretary
  23. 2020-09-04
    ➖
    HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona resigned
    director
  24. 2020-09-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2020-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    EWEN, Paul Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2014-06-09
    ➖
    ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul resigned
    secretary
  28. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona appointed
    director
  30. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    FAULKNER, Ricky James appointed
    director
  31. 2014-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AABC GROUP LTD
  32. 2014-03-11
    ➕
    ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul appointed
    secretary
  33. 2014-03-11
    ➕
    ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

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Aabc Topco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AABC GROUP LTD
This company · 08932242

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aabc Topco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/12/2021
Mr Paul Alexander Ewen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest26/05/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen Paul Attwoodceased 27/03/2023· board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Ricky James Faulknerceased 17/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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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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
Incorporated2014-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 11 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park
Whittle Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DALE, Barry John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EWEN, Paul Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2014-06-09
Resigned
HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2020-09-04
Resigned
ATTWOOD, Stephen Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2023-03-27
Resigned
FAULKNER, Ricky James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2021-12-17
Resigned
HUGHES, Jacqueline Fiona→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2020-09-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—28/06/2020—
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-15