ABERNELSON MERSEY LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.2k | £30.2k |
| Current assets | £30.2k | £34.2k |
| Net assets | £26.7k | £27.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERNELSON MERSEY LIMITED
- 2016-03-22➕ABERNETHY, Kate appointeddirector
- 2016-03-22➕OLSEN, Sam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Kate Abernethy Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Sam Olsen Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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