ABINGTON SAWMILL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12179071 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £25,696
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,200 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.7k | £42.2k |
| Current assets | £28.8k | £44.8k |
| Cash | £28.8k | £44.8k |
| Debtors | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £25.7k | £41.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-22➕MASON, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2020-03-22➖MASON, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2019-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABINGTON SAWMILL LIMITED
- 2019-08-29➕MASON, Leann Glad appointeddirector
- 2019-08-29➕MASON, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2019-08-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Mason Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/08/2019 |
Mrs Leann Glad Mason Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood
Registered office
Meadow Brook Farm Cambridge Road
Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MASON, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2020-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASON, Leann Glad→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASON, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-29 · resigned 2020-03-22
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Recent filings (15 total)
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2025-09-10
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2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-10-26
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2023-08-29
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2023-02-07
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2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-03-21
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2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
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officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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officers · AP01
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incorporation · NEWINC
2019-08-29