ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SALES CO.LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £207.3k | £213.1k |
| Current assets | £49.6k | £55.7k |
| Net assets | £207.3k | £206.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2000-08-09➕PARSONS, Yan Ping appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-09➕PARSONS, Simon Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2000-08-09➖ETHERINGTON, Robert Neil resignedsecretary
- 2000-08-09➖ETHERINGTON, Edward resigneddirector
- 2000-08-09➖ETHERINGTON, Robert Neil resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➕ETHERINGTON, Robert Neil appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖FURLONGER, Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-23➖FURLONGER, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1997-05-01➕FURLONGER, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 1995-02-16➕FURLONGER, Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 1995-02-16➖WINOGRAD, Stanley resignedsecretary
- 1995-02-16➖WINOGRAD, Stanley resigneddirector
- 1993-03-01➕ETHERINGTON, Robert Neil appointeddirector
- 1962-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SALES CO.LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Stylehigh Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stylehigh Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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