ABERNILE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08973904 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-09-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Spinnaker Capital Management Limited
- 2023-07-12📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-16📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2023-01-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: P1 Capital Limited
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Spinnaker Capital Management Limited
- 2020-06-11➕DUNLEY, Charles Richard Ebsworth appointeddirector
- 2014-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERNILE LIMITED
- 2014-04-02➕BAINES, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-04-02➕BAINES, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-04-02➖BAINES, Daniel Robert resigneddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Charles Dunley Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/06/2019 |
Mr Daniel Robert Baines Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2014-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
22 Wycombe End
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1NB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAINES, Daniel Robert→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNLEY, Charles Richard Ebsworth→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAINES, Daniel Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2014-04-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Spinnaker Capital Management Spinnaker Capital Management Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | P1 Capital P1 Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/01/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Spinnaker Capital Management Spinnaker Capital Management Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/06/2020 | 25/09/2023 |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-18
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16