ABEN LIVING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10870290 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-18
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 8.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 5 mortgage
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 5 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 5 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-05-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-05-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-05-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2026-05-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2026-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #13
  7. 2026-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #8
  8. 2026-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #7
  9. 2026-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #5
  10. 2026-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2022-03-07
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  18. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2021-06-22
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  21. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-11-30
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    officers · CH01
  24. 2020-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2020-11-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  26. 2020-10-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2020-10-01
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Derby City Council
  28. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited (Crn: 10179215)
  29. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited (Crn: 10179215)
  30. 2020-03-06
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    Charge satisfied #11
  31. 2020-02-28
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  32. 2019-12-23
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  33. 2019-07-19
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  34. 2019-07-16
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  35. 2019-04-04
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Cpf One Limited
  36. 2019-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #6
  37. 2019-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  38. 2019-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  39. 2019-02-15
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  40. 2018-11-22
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  41. 2018-11-16
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Romaco Spv 5 Limited
  42. 2018-11-16
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Romaco Spv 5 Limited
  43. 2018-07-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Derby City Council
  44. 2018-07-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Romaco SPV5 Limited
  45. 2018-07-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Romaco SPV5 Limited
  46. 2018-03-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  47. 2018-01-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  48. 2017-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  49. 2017-08-16
    FOOKS, Matthew Martin resigned
    director
  50. 2017-08-16
    WALE, Lewis resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

11 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Samantha Wale
Individual · British · DOB 06/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2017
Mr Adam Wale
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1 Duffield Road
Derby
DE1 3BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALE, Adam
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-07-18
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Active
WALE, Samantha
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-07-18
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Active
FOOKS, Matthew Martin
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2017-08-16
Resigned
WALE, Lewis
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2017-08-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

20
Total charges
11
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge3 properties07/03/2022
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property22/06/2021
outstanding
Derby City Council
A registered charge1 property01/10/2020
outstanding
Romaco Spv 2 (Crn: 10179215)
Romaco Spv 2 Limited (Crn: 10179215)
A registered charge2 properties24/07/2020
outstanding
Romaco Spv 2 (Crn: 10179215)
Romaco Spv 2 Limited (Crn: 10179215)
A registered charge3 properties24/07/2020
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property28/02/2020
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property23/12/2019
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property19/07/201907/05/2026
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property16/07/2019
satisfied
Cpf One
Cpf One Limited
A registered charge1 property04/04/201906/03/2020
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/02/2019
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/11/2018
satisfied
Romaco Spv 5
Romaco Spv 5 Limited
A registered charge1 property16/11/201807/05/2026
satisfied
Romaco Spv 5
Romaco Spv 5 Limited
A registered charge1 property16/11/201807/05/2026
satisfied
Derby City Council
A registered charge1 property31/07/201812/03/2019
satisfied
Romaco SPV5
Romaco SPV5 Limited
A registered charge1 property06/07/201807/05/2026
satisfied
Romaco SPV5
Romaco SPV5 Limited
A registered charge1 property06/07/201807/05/2026
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property06/03/201812/03/2019
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property12/01/201812/03/2019
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/2017
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Recent filings (57 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20