ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00348843 · ltd · incorporated 1939-01-25

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 35 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

153 live charges · 28 lenders · oldest 47.2y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 47.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 28 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

153 charges (153/153 with lender, 153/153 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (9 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

422 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (351 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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officers · TM01
2025-02-20
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HAMILTON, Christopher Andrew resigned
director
2025-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
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EVANS, Daniel Stuart appointed
director
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-27
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mortgage · MR04
2023-04-27
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Charge satisfied #154
2022-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-22
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FRAQUELLI, Lorenzo Giuseppe resigned
director
2022-06-14
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HAMILTON, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2022-06-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-29
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Charge registered #154
Lender: Wixams First Limited
2021-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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COLLISON, Jordan Lee appointed
director
2021-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-04
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HOLBROOK, Stephen John appointed
director
2021-01-04
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CALLINAN, William Patrick Joseph resigned
director
2021-01-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
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Charge satisfied #146
2020-09-21
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Charge satisfied #143
2020-09-21
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Charge satisfied #142
2020-09-21
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Charge satisfied #141
2020-09-04
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Charge satisfied #152
2020-09-02
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Charge registered #153
Lender: Becket Holdings Limited
2020-05-22
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Charge satisfied #150
2020-04-30
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Charge registered #152
Lender: Bidwell West 1 Limited
2019-03-15
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Charge satisfied #151
2019-03-15
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Charge satisfied #147
2018-08-25
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Charge satisfied #148
2018-08-24
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Charge registered #151
Lender: Milton Keynes Development Partnership LLP
2018-08-24
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Charge satisfied #149
2018-04-13
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Charge registered #150
Lender: Mckenna Properties Limited
2018-03-27
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Charge registered #149
Lender: Entserv UK Limited
2017-07-19
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Charge registered #148
Lender: Milton Keynes Development Partnership LLP
2017-05-26
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Charge registered #147
Lender: Wixams First Limited
2015-12-02
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COLLISON, Jordan Lee appointed
secretary
2015-09-30
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MORTIMER, Ian Arthur resigned
director
2015-09-08
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COSTELLO, Edward John appointed
director
2014-08-01
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Charge satisfied #145
2014-07-29
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Charge registered #146
Lender: Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals National Health Service Trust
2013-07-24
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Charge satisfied #144

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Matthew Gallagher Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/04/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Abbey Group Limitedceased 28/04/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1939-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Abbey House

2 Southgate Road

Potters Bar

Hertfordshire

EN6 5DU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05