AB GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10057406 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-20
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    BROMLEY, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2016-04-20
    ➕
    ESPIN, James appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-20
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  19. 2016-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AB GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
  20. 2016-03-11
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Espin
Individual · South African · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/04/2016
Mr Neil Anthony Bromley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Chancery House
3 Hatchlands Road
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 6AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROMLEY, Neil Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESPIN, James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2016-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20