ABP MARCHWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09334128 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-01
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-06-30
    ➕
    ATWAL, Munroop appointed
    director
  8. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    RODRIGUES, Daniel Gama resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-06
    ➖
    MUNRO, Steven John resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-06
    ➕
    RODRIGUES, Daniel Gama appointed
    director
  14. 2020-05-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-05-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-02-12
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-12
    ➖
    BULL, George Sebastian Matthew resigned
    director
  21. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2016-04-08
    ➕
    MUNRO, Steven John appointed
    director
  24. 2016-04-08
    ➖
    RIDEHALGH, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  25. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-07-16
    ➖
    JONES, Catrin resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ABP MARCHWOOD LIMITED
  28. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    JONES, Catrin appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    BULL, George Sebastian Matthew appointed
    director
  30. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    RIDEHALGH, Nicholas James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Associated British Ports is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Associated British Ports
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABP MARCHWOOD LIMITED
This company · 09334128

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Associated British Ports
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

25 Bedford Street
London
WC2E 9ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATWAL, Munroop→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Lucinda Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Catrin→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
BULL, George Sebastian Matthew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2019-02-12
Resigned
MUNRO, Steven John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-08 · resigned 2020-05-06
Resigned
RIDEHALGH, Nicholas James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2016-04-08
Resigned
RODRIGUES, Daniel Gama→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-06 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19