ABBOTSMEAD PROPERTIES (BARROW) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00809838 · ltd · incorporated 1964-06-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.4y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    FISHER, Mary Florence resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-12-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2018-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2018-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2018-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2018-12-18
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    mortgage · MR05
  21. 2018-12-18
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    mortgage · MR05
  22. 2018-12-18
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    mortgage · MR05
  23. 2018-12-18
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    mortgage · MR05
  24. 2018-10-14
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    FISHER, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  25. 2011-01-26
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    FISHER, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-01-26
    ➕
    FISHER, Stephen John appointed
    director
  27. 2011-01-24
    ➖
    FISHER, Anne Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2007-05-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2007-03-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2007-03-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2007-02-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 2007-02-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 1998-12-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Furness Building Society
  34. 1998-11-20
    ➕
    FISHER, Anne Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-11-20
    ➖
    FISHER, Mary Florence resigned
    secretary
  36. 1964-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSMEAD PROPERTIES (BARROW) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth John Fisherceased 14/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Crossnapend Houghclough Lane
Chipping
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 2NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FISHER, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Stephen John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Anne Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 2011-01-24
Resigned
FISHER, Mary Florence→
secretary · resigned 1998-11-20
Resigned
FISHER, Kenneth John→
director · ~99y · resigned 2018-10-14
Resigned
FISHER, Mary Florence→
director · ~100y · resigned 2025-11-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property07/03/200720/12/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties07/03/200720/12/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/02/200720/12/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/02/200720/12/2018
satisfied
Furness Building Society
Legal charge and debenture11 properties24/12/199805/05/2007

Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-14