ABACUS PICTURE FRAMING AND GALLERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
02296029 · ltd · incorporated 1988-09-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-17
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    BELL, James Adam appointed
    director
  4. 2023-04-17
    ➖
    HENSHALL, Jill resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-04-17
    ➖
    HENSHALL, Vincent resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-17
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-04-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-04-17
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-04-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-26
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    address · AD01
  14. 2021-05-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-03-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-03-01
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    HENSHALL, Jill appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-02-28
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    HENSHALL, Angela resigned
    secretary
  23. 1988-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS PICTURE FRAMING AND GALLERY LTD

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Adam Bell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Vincent Andrew Henshallceased 17/04/2023· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Unit 5 White Lee, Burnley Road
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BELL, James Adam→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active
HENSHALL, Angela→
secretary · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
HENSHALL, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2023-04-17
Resigned
HENSHALL, Vincent→
director · ~64y · resigned 2023-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12