ABIGAIL FUNDING 1 LTD

🌱Startupactive
16547072 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-27
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (59/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
6 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIGAIL FUNDING 1 LTD
  7. 2025-06-27
    BECKWITH, Justin George James appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-27
    PIGDEN, Christopher Malcolm appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-27
    WILSON, Ian Thornton appointed
    director
  10. 2025-06-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

Abigail Finance Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abigail Finance Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABIGAIL FUNDING 1 LTD
This company · 16547072

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abigail Finance Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

6th Floor, 9 Appold Street
London
EC2A 2AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BECKWITH, Justin George James
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
PIGDEN, Christopher Malcolm
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
WILSON, Ian Thornton
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-27