ABBEY ICT LTD
🌳Matureactive
02412564 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-10
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
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 61900Other telecommunications activities
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
120 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.17M |
| Current assets | — | £1.92M |
| Cash | — | £127.5k |
| Debtors | — | £1.77M |
| Net assets | — | £938.8k |
| Average employees | 13 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-07-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Npif Ii -Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2025-02-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-09-28✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-10-03➕BOTHAM, Andrew Derek appointeddirector
- 2018-10-03➖RAYNOR, Alison Jane resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-03➖RAYNOR, Alison Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-10-03➖RAYNOR, Antony Simon resigneddirector
- 2018-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Limited Acting on Behalf of and in Its Capacity as General Partner to Enterprise Ventures Sme Loans LP
- 2014-12-01➕WILSON, Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2014-02-03➕WILSON, Andrew George appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-01➕RAYNOR, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2002-03-31➖RAYNOR, Deborah Louise resignedsecretary
- 2000-09-22➕RAYNOR, Alison Jane appointedsecretary
- 1989-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY ICT LTD
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Abbey Ict Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abbey Ict Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ABBEY ICT LTD
This company · 02412564
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Ict Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/10/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Abbey Telecom Holdings Limitedceased 03/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Alison Jane Raynorceased 03/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Antony Simon Raynorceased 03/10/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities
Registered office
Logic House
Ordnance Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 3AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
WILSON, Andrew George→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOTHAM, Andrew Derek→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-03
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WILSON, Andrew George→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAYNOR, Alison Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2018-10-03
RAYNOR, Deborah Louise→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-03-31
RAYNOR, Alison Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2018-10-03
RAYNOR, Antony Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2018-10-03
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Npif Ii -Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp , as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Npif Ii -Debt Nw LP Acting by Fwc Npifii Debt Gp Limited, as the General Partner of Npif Ii Debt Nw LP, Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 26/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/07/2020 | 19/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Acting on Behalf of and in Its Capacity as General Partner to Enterprise Ventures Sme Loans LP Evbl (General Partner Ev Sme Loans) Limited Acting on Behalf of and in Its Capacity as General Partner to Enterprise Ventures Sme Loans LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2018 | 25/02/2025 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-17