ABBEY PROTECTIVE COATINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10588680 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£261.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £261,888
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£262k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£454k
↑ 107% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £261.9k | £161.4k |
| Current assets | £453.5k | £218.6k |
| Net assets | £261.9k | £161.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: GENER8 Finance Limited
- 2017-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY PROTECTIVE COATINGS LIMITED
- 2017-01-27➕HAWES, Joanna Jayne appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27➕WEEDON, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2017-01-27➕WEEDON, Tracey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven John Weedon Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/01/2017 |
Mrs Tracey Weedon Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | — | — | board controlboard control | 27/01/2017 |
Mrs Joanna Jayne Hawes Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | — | — | board controlboard control | 27/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 81 Centaur Court Claydon Business Park
Gt. Blakenham
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP6 0NL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HAWES, Joanna Jayne→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEEDON, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEEDON, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | GENER8 Finance GENER8 Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-16