ABBOTT ROBERTS PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09893855 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-30
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£97.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,328

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
Net Worth
£97k
Current Assets
£105k
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£42k£63k£84k£105kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£97.3k
Current assets£105.4k
Cash£17.2k
Debtors£88.2k
Net assets£97.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-08
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  8. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-01-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2018-11-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2018-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-17
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2018-05-17
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2018-05-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-05-09
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  18. 2018-05-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  19. 2018-05-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  20. 2017-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2017-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2017-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2017-03-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 2015-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT ROBERTS PROPERTIES LIMITED
  25. 2015-11-30
    ABBOTT, Paul Stephen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-11-30
    ABBOTT, Paul Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-30
    ROBERTS, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Stephen Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Westgate House
87 St Dunstans Street
Canterbury
CT2 8AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ABBOTT, Paul Stephen
secretary · appointed 2015-11-30
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ABBOTT, Paul Stephen
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-11-30
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Active
ROBERTS, Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-30
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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge3 properties09/05/2018
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge2 properties09/05/2018
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge2 properties09/05/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/05/201731/01/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge13/03/201706/11/2018
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-28