ABBOTS MEWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02517596 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-02
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
£-191
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (76/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £191
Net assets shrinking
Down £276 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£191
↓ 325% YoY
Current Assets
£109
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£191-£88£15£119£222£325Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£109£85
Current assets£109£325
Net assets£-191£85

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-07-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-07-04
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    JAKEWAY, Jordanna Eleanor appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-22
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    WHEELER, Clive resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2017-08-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2017-08-10
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    FERGUSON, Diane Clara appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-10
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Diane Clara resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-08-10
    ➕
    WHEELER, Clive appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-08-10
    ➖
    DRINKWATER, Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2016-05-21
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Diane Clara appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-05-21
    ➖
    HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-05-21
    ➕
    DRINKWATER, Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2016-05-21
    ➖
    HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda resigned
    director
  27. 2016-05-21
    ➖
    HUTCHINGS, Richard Joseph resigned
    director
  28. 2001-10-03
    ➖
    DAVIES, David Barrington resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-10-03
    ➖
    DAVIES, David Barrington resigned
    director
  31. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda appointed
    director
  32. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    HUTCHINGS, Richard Joseph appointed
    director
  33. 2001-10-03
    ➖
    STEDMAN, Robert Charles, Estate Of resigned
    director
  34. 1990-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTS MEWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Diane Clara Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/08/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony Drinkwaterceased 10/08/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated1990-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Clifton House
Four Elms Road
Cardiff
CF24 1LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

JAKEWAY, Jordanna Eleanor→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Diane Clara→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, David Barrington→
secretary · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
FERGUSON, Diane Clara→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-21 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2016-05-21
Resigned
WHEELER, Clive→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-10 · resigned 2023-11-22
Resigned
DAVIES, David Barrington→
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
DRINKWATER, Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-05-21 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
HUTCHINGS, Christabel Lynda→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2016-05-21
Resigned
HUTCHINGS, Richard Joseph→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2016-05-21
Resigned
STEDMAN, Robert Charles, Estate Of→
director · ~88y · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

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2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06