ABBOTSBURY SOFTWARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01492113 · ltd · incorporated 1980-04-21
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 30.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,696
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£9
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £50.6k | £53.8k |
| Current assets | £9 | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £25.7k | £23.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄change-person-secretary-companyofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-10➕SNAPE, Timothy Richard appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-01➖SNAPE, Timothy Richard resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-07➕SNAPE, Timothy Richard appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-04➖GARDNER, Richard Mervyn resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-04➖GARDNER, Richard Mervyn resigneddirector
- 2010-10-02➖GARDNER, Richard Mervyn resigneddirector
- 2010-06-10➕GARDNER, Richard Mervyn appointeddirector
- 2003-12-06➕GARDNER, Richard Mervyn appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-06➖SNAPE, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-06➕GARDNER, Richard Mervyn appointeddirector
- 1996-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1980-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTSBURY SOFTWARE LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Richard Snape Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Tim Snapeceased 01/01/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
4 Back Street
Abbotsbury
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
SNAPE, Timothy Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-01-10
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Active
GARDNER, Richard Mervyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-06 · resigned 2010-10-04
SNAPE, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-12-06
SNAPE, Timothy Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-07 · resigned 2026-01-01
GARDNER, Richard Mervyn→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2010-06-10 · resigned 2010-10-02
GARDNER, Richard Mervyn→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-12-06 · resigned 2010-10-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 15/01/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2026-01-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25