ABBOTT LYON LTD.
🌳Matureactive
08953621 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-24
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 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 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
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 6900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-29➕WASLEY, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2024-01-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-10-27➕JONES, Gareth Gwynne appointeddirector
- 2020-12-24➕SKELTON, Nicholas Ashley appointeddirector
- 2016-06-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTT LYON LTD.
- 2014-03-24➕SKELTON, Jeremy Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Truten Group Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Truten Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ABBOTT LYON LTD.
This company · 08953621
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Truten Group Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 17/06/2024 |
Mr Jeremy Paul Skelton Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Truten Group Ltdceased 31/05/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Jeremy Paul Skeltonceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Jeremy Paul Skeltonceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 WHOLESALE LIMITED→ 12762828 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A & B FASHION TRADING LTD→ 13352948 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AAR ADIL AL BARAKA LTD→ 16825887 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AARON TERENCE HUGHES LTD→ 11883488 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABACUS TRADE LIMITED→ 16378283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABAKUS (REJZA) LIMITED→ 07323339 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ABC FUNDRAISING LTD→ 12520341 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABC FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES CLEARANCE LTD→ 16298731 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABDALLA AL SAFI TRADING COMPANY LTD→ 17044421 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABDELKAWI MOHAMED MOHAMED OTHMAN LTD→ 16925202 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABDH GLOBAL LIMITED→ 14906822 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABDULAZIZ AL-MEKHLAFI TRADING & INVESTMENT LTD→ 17081692 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Suite 1b Cottonpolis
8-16 Newton Street
Manchester
M1 2AN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Gareth Gwynne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKELTON, Jeremy Paul→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKELTON, Nicholas Ashley→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WASLEY, Mark James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/06/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/06/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-14