ABIVUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02431631 · ltd · incorporated 1989-10-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,337,918
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£830k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£853k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£268k£535k£803k£1.1m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.37M£1.32M
Current assets£852.7k£741.7k
Cash£829.7k£651.8k
Debtors£15.0k£82.0k
Net assets£1.34M£1.29M

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-05-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  3. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2024-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  8. 2024-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2024-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2023-09-28
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  12. 2023-06-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-06-30
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    Charge satisfied #4
  14. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-29
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  16. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2020-03-10
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    ANGENENT, Jacobus Johan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-03-10
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    ANGENENT, Susan Pauline resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-10
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    officers · AP03
  20. 2020-03-10
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    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-10-03
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    mortgage · MR05
  22. 2019-10-03
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  23. 2019-10-03
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  24. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2012-06-30
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    SMITH, Judith Lesley resigned
    director
  26. 2011-01-06
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    STRIBBLING-WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2008-06-01
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    SMITH, Judith Lesley appointed
    director
  28. 2008-02-14
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    ANGENENT, Susan Pauline appointed
    director
  29. 2006-11-12
    ➕
    STRIBBLING-WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2006-11-03
    ➖
    PAGE, Jessie Irene resigned
    director
  31. 2003-05-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  32. 2003-05-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  33. 2003-01-01
    ➖
    BLUMENTHAL, Stephen Jeffrey resigned
    director
  34. 2002-01-10
    ➕
    PAGE, Jessie Irene appointed
    director
  35. 2002-01-10
    ➖
    ROGERS, Audrey Jane resigned
    director
  36. 1999-12-14
    ➕
    ANGENENT, Susan Pauline appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-12-14
    ➖
    ROGERS, Audrey Jane resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-02-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    ROGERS, Audrey Jane appointed
    secretary
  40. 1994-07-26
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Susan Pauline resigned
    secretary
  41. 1994-07-26
    ➖
    HEWSTON, Susan Pauline resigned
    director
  42. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    ROGERS, Audrey Jane appointed
    director
  43. 1993-03-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mashmoor Investments LTD
  44. 1990-03-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  45. 1989-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABIVUE LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Pauline Angenent
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

New Media House
Davidson Road
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ANGENENT, Jacobus Johan→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGENENT, Susan Pauline→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGENENT, Susan Pauline→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
ROGERS, Audrey Jane→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 1999-12-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Susan Pauline→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-26
Resigned
BLUMENTHAL, Stephen Jeffrey→
director · ~87y · resigned 2003-01-01
Resigned
HEWSTON, Susan Pauline→
director · ~67y · resigned 1994-07-26
Resigned
PAGE, Jessie Irene→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-01-10 · resigned 2006-11-03
Resigned
ROGERS, Audrey Jane→
director · ~88y · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 2002-01-10
Resigned
SMITH, Judith Lesley→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
STRIBBLING-WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-11-12 · resigned 2011-01-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Mortgage debenture1 property08/05/200330/05/2025
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Legal mortgage1 property08/05/200330/06/2023
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/02/199702/10/2024
satisfied
Mashmoor Investments
Mashmoor Investments LTD
Debenture1 property22/03/199302/10/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/03/199002/10/2024

Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29