ABBEY GARAGES (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED

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01810864 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-04-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (4 active, 26 linked, 19 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
135 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
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,224
Net assets shrinking
Down £527 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.2k£9.8k
Current assets£9.8k£10.7k
Net assets£9.2k£9.8k

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
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Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2023-12-10
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2020-06-27
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  8. 2019-12-16
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    MACNAIR, Alisdair Scott, Doctor appointed
    director
  9. 2019-11-24
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  10. 2018-11-26
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  11. 2018-05-08
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  12. 2017-12-07
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  13. 2017-07-20
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  14. 2016-12-06
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  15. 2016-12-06
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  16. 2016-11-21
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    ARAIN, Abdul Kayum appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-29
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  18. 2016-06-29
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  19. 2016-05-27
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    WOODS, Stephen Terence resigned
    director
  20. 2015-09-23
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    WINCKLESS, Matthew John appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-23
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    PORTWOOD, Derek, Professor resigned
    director
  22. 2013-11-19
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    KWAN, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-11-15
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    KWAN, Deborah resigned
    director
  24. 2012-05-15
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    WARDLE, Hazel Caroline resigned
    director
  25. 2009-01-07
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    CURTEIS, Tobit resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-01-07
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    KWAN, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-01-07
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    EDE, Andrew John resigned
    director
  28. 2008-01-17
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    TUFFNELL, Elaine Gillian appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-01
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    CURTEIS, Tobit appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-12-01
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    JACKSON, Roger resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-12-01
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    BALLARD, Charles Martin resigned
    director
  32. 2005-12-01
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    EDE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  33. 2005-12-01
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    KWAN, Deborah appointed
    director
  34. 2005-12-01
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    WOODS, Stephen Terence appointed
    director
  35. 2003-12-11
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    FENTON, Michael Anthony Vane resigned
    director
  36. 2003-12-11
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    KEILLER, Donald Roland, Dr resigned
    director
  37. 2003-07-17
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    CORNELL, Gertraud Rose Marie resigned
    secretary
  38. 2003-07-17
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    JACKSON, Roger appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-07-17
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    STEVENTON, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  40. 2000-09-12
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    CORNELL, Gertraud Rose Marie appointed
    secretary
  41. 2000-04-12
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    LISHER, Julian resigned
    secretary
  42. 2000-01-29
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    BRADFORD, Christopher Mark Newens resigned
    director
  43. 1999-06-02
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    LISHER, Julian appointed
    secretary
  44. 1999-06-02
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    GRIMES, Theresa resigned
    director
  45. 1999-06-02
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    PORTWOOD, Derek, Professor appointed
    director
  46. 1999-06-02
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    STEVENTON, Barbara resigned
    director
  47. 1998-06-18
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    STEVENTON, Barbara appointed
    director
  48. 1997-06-03
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    BALLARD, Charles Martin appointed
    director
  49. 1995-05-16
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    BALLARD, Eva resigned
    secretary
  50. 1995-05-16
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    STEVENTON, Barbara appointed
    secretary
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1984-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

28 Abbey Road
Cambridge
CB5 8HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (4 active · 22 resigned)

ARAIN, Abdul Kayum→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACNAIR, Alisdair Scott, Doctor→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUFFNELL, Elaine Gillian→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINCKLESS, Matthew John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Active
BALLARD, Eva→
secretary · resigned 1995-05-16
Resigned
CORNELL, Gertraud Rose Marie→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2003-07-17
Resigned
CURTEIS, Tobit→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2009-01-07
Resigned
JACKSON, Roger→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
KWAN, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-07 · resigned 2013-11-19
Resigned
LISHER, Julian→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-02 · resigned 2000-04-12
Resigned
STEVENTON, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-16 · resigned 2003-07-17
Resigned
ANDERSON, David→
director · ~74y · resigned 1993-07-20
Resigned
BALLARD, Charles Martin→
director · ~97y · appointed 1997-06-03 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
BALLARD, Eva→
director · ~84y · resigned 1995-05-16
Resigned
BRADFORD, Christopher Mark Newens→
director · ~92y · appointed 1993-07-20 · resigned 2000-01-29
Resigned
CORNELL, Gertraud Rose Marie→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-07-20
Resigned
CROFTS, Peter James Laurence→
director · ~81y · resigned 1994-06-29
Resigned
EDE, Andrew John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2009-01-07
Resigned
FENTON, Michael Anthony Vane→
director · ~81y · resigned 2003-12-11
Resigned
GRIMES, Theresa→
director · ~100y · resigned 1999-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (135 total)

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2025-12-02
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2025-06-19
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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2024-06-20
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2023-12-10
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2023-06-26
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2022-12-12
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2022-06-20
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2021-12-20
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2021-06-30
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2020-12-31
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2020-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19