ABER GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14864644 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 £6,539,662
Cash YoY
+80230%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4.0m
↑ 80230% YoY
Net Worth
£6.5m
↑ 31623% YoY
Current Assets
£4.0m
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.54M | £20.6k |
| Current assets | £4.04M | — |
| Cash | £4.02M | £5.0k |
| Debtors | £24.3k | — |
| Net assets | £6.54M | £20.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-29➕BROOKES, Lucas Stephen appointeddirector
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27➕BHAT, Aditya Ravindra appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➕TURNER, James John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➖PRYCE, Timothy William resigneddirector
- 2023-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABER GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-05-12➕LEE, Matthew Peter Howard appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12➕PRYCE, Timothy William appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
Aber Instruments Trustees Limited (In Its Capacity As Trustee Of The Aber Instruments Employee Ownership Trust) holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Aber Instruments Trustees Limited (In Its Capacity As Trustee Of The Aber Instruments Employee Ownership Trust)
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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ABER GROUP LIMITED
This company · 14864644
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aber Instruments Trustees Limited (In Its Capacity As Trustee Of The Aber Instruments Employee Ownership Trust) Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Matthew Peter Howard Leeceased 27/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512
Registered office
Unit 5 Cefn Llan Science Park
Aberystwyth
SY23 3AH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BHAT, Aditya Ravindra→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKES, Lucas Stephen→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2026-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Matthew Peter Howard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, James John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2023-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRYCE, Timothy William→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-12 · resigned 2023-10-27
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-26