ABER PHOTONICS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12458774 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26701
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABER PHOTONICS LIMITED
- 2020-02-12➕ASTLEY, Simon Luke appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-12➕ASTLEY, Simon Luke appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➕TOMES, John James appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
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Mr John James Tomes Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/02/2020 |
Mr Simon Luke Astley Individual · English · DOB 01/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-12
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC26701 — SIC 26701
Registered office
Bettws Farm House
Bettws Bledrws
Lampeter
SA48 8NX
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ASTLEY, Simon Luke→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-02-12
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ASTLEY, Simon Luke→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-12
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TOMES, John James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-02-12
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-12