ABANCAY HOLDINGS UK LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15170861 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-28
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2200

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.

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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
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABANCAY HOLDINGS UK LIMITED
  11. 2023-09-28
    RAFFLES, Jonathan Edward Stamford appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-28
    RAFFLES, Lisa Rachel appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-28
    KSL TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  14. 2023-09-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ksl Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ksl Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABANCAY HOLDINGS UK LIMITED
This company · 15170861

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lisa Rachel Raffles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest05/10/2023
Ksl Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest05/10/2023
Mr Jonathan Edward Stamford Raffles
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest05/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ksl Trustees Limitedceased 05/10/2023· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

C/O Kuit Steinart Levy Llp
3 St. Marys Parsonage
Manchester
M3 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RAFFLES, Jonathan Edward Stamford
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-09-28
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Active
RAFFLES, Lisa Rachel
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-28
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Active
KSL TRUSTEES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2023-09-28
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-28