ABBOTT LIMITED

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01602744 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£147.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

9 live charges · oldest 44.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £147,075

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£147k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£118k£147kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£147.1k£146.4k
Current assets£1.4k£669
Net assets£147.1k£146.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-17
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  3. 2025-10-31
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  4. 2024-10-29
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  5. 2023-12-21
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  6. 2022-12-22
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  7. 2021-05-13
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  8. 2020-09-08
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  9. 2019-12-19
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  10. 2018-12-18
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  11. 2017-12-27
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  12. 2017-03-05
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-01-04
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  14. 2016-01-21
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  15. 2015-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-01-09
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    VINYCOMB, Frances Ann Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-01-09
    ➖
    BELCHER, Mark resigned
    secretary
  18. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #9
  19. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #8
  20. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #7
  21. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #6
  22. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 1996-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 1990-10-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1985-07-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1984-09-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 1982-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1981-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Frances Ann Louise Vinycomb
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2016

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

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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
Incorporated1981-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Banana House Chisels Lane
Neacroft
Christchurch
BH23 8JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

VINYCOMB, Frances Ann Louise→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-09
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Active
VINYCOMB, Bernard Andrew Colquhoun→
director · ~75y
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Active
BELCHER, Mark→
secretary · resigned 2012-01-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/10/199027/08/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property29/07/198527/08/1996
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties25/09/1984—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/1982—
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Recent filings (117 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31