ABER COMMERCIAL TRADING LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13935800 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-26➕CRICK, Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-02-26➕JONES, Anwen Miles, Professor appointeddirector
- 2024-02-26➖GODSELL, Mark David resigneddirector
- 2024-02-26➖ROGERS, Nicholas Mark resigneddirector
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕GODSELL, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2023-01-01➕ROGERS, Nicholas Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖FORSTER, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2022-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABER COMMERCIAL TRADING LIMITED
- 2022-02-23➕FORSTER, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Prifysgol Aberystwyth holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Corporate parent
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ABER COMMERCIAL TRADING LIMITED
This company · 13935800
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prifysgol Aberystwyth Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- 'Prifysgol Aberystwyth' And 'Aberystwyth University'ceased 23/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A D PUBS SHREWSBURY LTD→ 13920375 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A4U→ 04381722 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| AAJ3 LIMITED→ 14645281 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABERYSTWYTH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 10168195 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABERYSTWYTH HOLIDAY VILLAGE LIMITED→ 10812904 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABERYSTWYTH PARK LODGE LTD→ 03399021 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ABERYSTWYTH PIZZA LTD→ 16368431 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACADEMY DISCO LIMITED→ 16104946 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVE WSO LTD→ 13980047 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTIVE WSO NO1 LTD→ 13980098 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTON SCOTT ENTERPRISES LTD→ 14399331 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADE & ANNA LTD→ 16504976 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Visualisation Centre
Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3BF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CRICK, Simon→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Anwen Miles, Professor→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-26
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FORSTER, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-02-23 · resigned 2022-12-31
GODSELL, Mark David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-02-26
ROGERS, Nicholas Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-02-26
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21