ABELAU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.5y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2016-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2016-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABELAU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2016-05-25➕ROBERTSON, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-25➕ROBERTSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-05-25➕ROBERTSON, Tracy Victoria appointeddirector
- 2016-05-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tracy Victoria Robertson Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/05/2016 |
Mr Mark Robertson Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · CB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4EVER HOME RENTALS LIMITED→ 11299308 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 50/51 BATEMAN STREET FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 06996527 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 529 NEWMARKET ROAD LIMITED→ 12535820 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AARON BECKER GROUP LIMITED→ 10837978 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AAT (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 11542759 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABBERLEY WOOD SERVICES LIMITED→ 06031831 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ABBEY HOUSE STAYS LIMITED→ 16251148 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBOTTS COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02672783 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| ABFG HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15099612 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABHI REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ 10964860 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABINGTON LEA LTD→ 08877122 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ABODE PROPERTY LIMITED→ 04954344 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2016 | — |