ABRAHAMS AND ROBINSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09828794 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-16

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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year to Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	600	800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-07-30
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2023-07-31
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2022-07-13
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accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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2020-10-15
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2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-04-15
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2020-04-14
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ABRAHAMS, Sean resigned
director
2019-07-29
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2018-07-27
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2017-07-13
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2015-11-09
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ROBINSON, Andrew Mark resigned
director
2015-10-16
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Company incorporated
As ABRAHAMS AND ROBINSON LIMITED
2015-10-16
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ROBINSON, Benjamin Michael Albert appointed
director
2015-10-16
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ROBINSON, Jennifer Patricia appointed
director
2015-10-16
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ABRAHAMS, Sean appointed
director
2015-10-16
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ROBINSON, Andrew Mark appointed
director

Owner dependency

89/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Mark Robinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin Michael Albert Robinson Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Jennifer Patricia Robinson Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-10-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

6 The Linen Yard

South Street

Crewkerne

Somerset

TA18 8AB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-28

Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Benjamin Michael Albert→

director · ~34y · appointed 2015-10-16

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Active

ROBINSON, Jennifer Patricia→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-16

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Active

ABRAHAMS, Sean→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2020-04-14

Resigned

ROBINSON, Andrew Mark→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2015-11-09

Resigned

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