ABL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09605288 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46660
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
70 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-12➕MCLOUGHLIN, Matthew Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-02-12➖POMROY, Matthew William, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-14➖GITTOS, Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-14➖GITTOS, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-05➕GITTOS, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23➕GITTOS, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-23➖MCKENZIE, Paul John resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-04➖STOTESBURY, Paul Allen resigneddirector
- 2018-05-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Foresight Vct PLC
- 2018-05-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-05-31➕MCKENZIE, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕POMROY, Matthew William, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➖THORP, Thomas Alexander resigneddirector
- 2016-09-26➕MCKENZIE, Paul John appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-16➖AITY, Henry John Alexander resigneddirector
- 2015-11-16➕THORP, Thomas Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-10-30➕WILSON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2015-09-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Foresight Vct PLC (Security Agent)
- 2015-08-28➕MOATE, Simon Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-08-28➕SAVKOVIC, Sreten appointeddirector
- 2015-08-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-06-30➕AITY, Henry John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-06-30➕STOTESBURY, Paul Allen appointeddirector
- 2015-06-22➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-06-22➖HART, Roger resigneddirector
- 2015-06-22➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2015-06-22➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2015-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2015-05-22➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-05-22➕HART, Roger appointeddirector
- 2015-05-22➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2015-05-22➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
Samps Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Samps Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 09605288
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Samps Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/05/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Allen Stotesburyceased 03/05/2018· 25-50% shares
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46660 — SIC 46660
Registered office
A6 Wellingborough Road
Sywell
Northampton
NN6 0BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)
MCKENZIE, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLOUGHLIN, Matthew Peter→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOATE, Simon Richard→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAVKOVIC, Sreten→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Alan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GITTOS, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-11-23 · resigned 2020-04-14
MCKENZIE, Paul John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-26 · resigned 2018-11-23
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-22
AITY, Henry John Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-30 · resigned 2015-11-16
GITTOS, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-05 · resigned 2020-04-14
HART, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-22
POMROY, Matthew William, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-02-14 · resigned 2021-02-12
STOTESBURY, Paul Allen→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-30 · resigned 2018-05-04
THORP, Thomas Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-11-16 · resigned 2017-02-14
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-22
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2015-06-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Foresight Vct Foresight Vct PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Foresight Vct (Security Agent) Foresight Vct PLC (Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 09/09/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/08/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-03-02