ABBEY TERRACE MANAGEMENT (WHITBY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02479233 · ltd · incorporated 1990-03-09
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: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (69/100)

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
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-12
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  3. 2023-08-15
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  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-06
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  10. 2018-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-01-02
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    WALKER, Samantha Melanie appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-01-02
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    CLEMENTS, David Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2018-01-02
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-01-02
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-12-30
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    FRY, Gary resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-12-30
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    JAMES, Michelle Dawn resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-30
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-12-30
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  20. 2014-02-18
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    FRY, Gary, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2014-02-13
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    JAMES, Michelle Dawn appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-12
    ➕
    FRY, Gary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-01-10
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    FRY, Gary, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-06
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    RANDALL, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-01-06
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Jennifer Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2014-01-06
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    RANDALL, Raymond resigned
    director
  27. 2013-03-08
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    BENNETT, Brenda resigned
    director
  28. 2006-01-19
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    LAPENSEE, Clive resigned
    director
  29. 2001-02-16
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    SWALES, Charles Hyatt resigned
    director
  30. 1998-12-03
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    SWALES, Charles Hyatt appointed
    director
  31. 1998-03-02
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    MAIDMENT, Kenneth William resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    RANDALL, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    BENNETT, Brenda appointed
    director
  34. 1998-03-02
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    BENNETT, Harry Wilson resigned
    director
  35. 1998-03-02
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    MATTHEWS, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    RANDALL, Raymond appointed
    director
  37. 1996-12-06
    ➕
    LAPENSEE, Clive appointed
    director
  38. 1996-06-07
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    STEEL, Edith Florence resigned
    director
  39. 1996-03-02
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    MAIDMENT, Enid Pauline resigned
    director
  40. 1994-12-09
    ➖
    REEVE, Kenneth Leslie resigned
    director
  41. 1994-12-09
    ➕
    STEEL, Edith Florence appointed
    director
  42. 1990-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY TERRACE MANAGEMENT (WHITBY) LIMITED

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 58 — 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 58. 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 36 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

9 Abbey Terrace
Whitby
YO21 3HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

WALKER, Samantha Melanie→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMENTS, David Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRY, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2017-12-30
Resigned
MAIDMENT, Kenneth William→
secretary · resigned 1998-03-02
Resigned
RANDALL, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
BENNETT, Brenda→
director · ~104y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned
BENNETT, Harry Wilson→
director · ~111y · resigned 1998-03-02
Resigned
FRY, Gary, Dr→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2014-02-18
Resigned
JAMES, Michelle Dawn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-30
Resigned
LAPENSEE, Clive→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-12-06 · resigned 2006-01-19
Resigned
MAIDMENT, Enid Pauline→
director · ~73y · resigned 1996-03-02
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Jennifer Elizabeth→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
RANDALL, Raymond→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
REEVE, Kenneth Leslie→
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-12-09
Resigned
STEEL, Edith Florence→
director · ~107y · appointed 1994-12-09 · resigned 1996-06-07
Resigned
SWALES, Charles Hyatt→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 2001-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11