ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01688410 · ltd · incorporated 1982-12-22

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (11 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

438 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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officers · CH01
2026-02-23
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accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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capital · SH19
2025-05-06
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legacy
capital · SH20
2025-05-06
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-05-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-01-11
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officers · TM01
2025-01-10
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O'GARA, Patrick John resigned
director
2024-10-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
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officers · TM01
2023-06-27
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BRADLEY, Helen resigned
director
2023-05-25
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officers · TM01
2023-05-24
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LEADLEY, John Christopher resigned
director
2023-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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ARAUJO, Bertriz Pessoa De resigned
director
2023-01-17
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officers · TM01
2023-01-10
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ADAM, Robert Elliot resigned
director
2023-01-10
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officers · TM01
2022-03-14
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officers · TM01
2022-03-12
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BURDETT, James Thomas resigned
director
2021-09-27
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SMITH, James Hugh Wilkinson resigned
director
2021-09-22
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REID THOMAS, Duncan Robert resigned
director
2021-07-28
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NEEDHAM, Richard Paul resigned
director
2021-07-27
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O'DONNELL, Nicholas John Renny resigned
director
2021-07-01
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LOW, Gordon Andrew Lochhead resigned
director
2021-06-25
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GEE, Timothy Edward Daniel resigned
director
2020-07-30
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HART, Michael Lawrence resigned
director
2020-07-15
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JACK, Ian William resigned
director
2020-02-05
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HERINGTON, Michael John Edward resigned
director
2020-01-29
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SMALL, Harry resigned
director
2019-06-20
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GOMEZ, Luis Alfonso resigned
director
2019-06-13
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POULTON, Anthony Richard resigned
director
2019-06-12
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HOLMES, Stephen William Peter resigned
director
2019-05-31
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SHEDDICK, Timothy Andrew resigned
director
2019-05-17
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ALLGROVE, Benjamin David resigned
director
2019-05-17
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HOGAN, Christopher Bertrand Somerville resigned
director
2019-05-17
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MANN, Sunwinder Singh resigned
director
2019-04-12
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RAWLINSON, Paul resigned
director
2018-07-09
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SRIVASTAVA, Arun Peter resigned
director
2018-07-03
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NEEDHAM, Richard Paul appointed
director
2018-06-28
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SENIOR, Gary resigned
director
2018-03-22
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MACLACHLAN, James Edward resigned
director
2018-03-21
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KNIGHT, Peter John resigned
secretary
2018-03-21
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KNIGHT, Peter John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 172 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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 high · 1 low

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-05-06: legacy

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1982-12-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Company Secretarial Department

280 Bishopsgate

London

EC2M 4AG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-25

Last: 2026-05-11