ACKROYD & ABBOTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02343200 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-10
    📄
    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  13. 2017-10-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-10-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-10-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2017-10-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-12-07
    ➖
    HORSEPOOL, Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2012-09-28
    ➖
    WAIN, George Arthur resigned
    director
  19. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    HORSEPOOL, Richard Neil resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-19
    ➖
    PARKER, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    RUSLING, Johanna Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    RUSLING, Robert Matthew appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-14
    ➕
    WAIN, George Arthur appointed
    director
  24. 1989-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACKROYD & ABBOTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Group structure

Ackroyd & Abbott Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ackroyd & Abbott Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACKROYD & ABBOTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 02343200

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ackroyd & Abbott Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016
Mrs Johanna Margaret Rusling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robert Matthew Ruslingceased 30/06/2016· significant influence
  • Mrs Johanna Margaret Ruslingceased 30/06/2016· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Other · S postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AKQ OPTOM LTD→
15887014 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALARM DOCTOR PRIVILEGE CLUB LIMITED→
06087365 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————19y——
ALBION DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→
06426861 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y——
ALBION VALVES (EUROPE) LIMITED→
13538585 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALBION VALVES (GROUP) LIMITED→
13538562 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALBION VALVES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→
13364123 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALEXANDER HARRIS (ALTRINCHAM) LIMITED→
03053438 · est 1995 · no financials extracted
————30y——
ALFRED GRINDROD & CO. LIMITED→
00463770 · est 1900 · no financials extracted
————126y——
ALPHA TECHNICAL LTD→
07037611 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————16y——
ALPHAGEN GROUP LTD→
14942713 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ALVIS REGISTER LIMITED→
04309139 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
ANDREW ERIC THACKER UNLIMITED→
16538493 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Storthfield
Storth Lane
Sheffield
S10 3BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

RUSLING, Johanna Margaret→
secretary
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSLING, Johanna Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSLING, Robert Matthew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORSEPOOL, Peter→
director · ~97y · resigned 2015-12-07
Resigned
HORSEPOOL, Richard Neil→
director · ~68y · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
PARKER, Peter Anthony→
director · ~87y · resigned 2009-03-19
Resigned
WAIN, George Arthur→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-12-14 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (103 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16