ABR HOLDINGS NORTHAMPTON LTD

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16306183 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  2. 2025-11-24
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  3. 2025-11-24
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  4. 2025-11-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-06-30
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-06-24
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2025-06-23
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  10. 2025-06-23
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2025-06-20
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  12. 2025-06-20
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  13. 2025-06-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2025-06-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2025-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABR HOLDINGS NORTHAMPTON LTD
  16. 2025-03-11
    CHAMBERLAIN, Richard Lee appointed
    director
  17. 2025-03-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-11-24: legacy; 2025-06-20: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Lee Chamberlain
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection

Registered office

The Bay Matts Lodge Farm
Grooms Lane
Creaton
Northampton
NN6 8NN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHAMBERLAIN, Richard Lee
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-03-11
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-11-24
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-11-24
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-11-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-24
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-06-23
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-23
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-06-20
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-06-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-20