ABEC 2016 LTD

🌳Matureactive
10009866 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£397.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £397,660

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£398k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£400k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£80k£160k£240k£320k£400kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£397.7k£397.7k
Current assets£400.0k£400.0k
Net assets£397.7k£397.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-02-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABEC 2016 LTD
  17. 2016-02-17
    ➕
    BICKLEY, Stuart Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-17
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-17
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Ross Gareth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Andrew Bromley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/02/2017

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
Incorporated2016-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

10 Springfield
Ovington
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 6EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BICKLEY, Stuart Christopher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-17
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Active
BROMLEY, Mark Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-17
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Active
MITCHELL, Ross Gareth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-17
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-18