ABBEY ANTIQUE & FURNISHING LTD

🌳Matureactive

02636953 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£926.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £926,403

Cash YoY

+176%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£450k

↑ 176% YoY

Net Worth

£926k

↑ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£881k

↑ 91% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£940.2k	£657.2k
Current assets	£881.3k	£462.0k
Cash	£450.4k	£163.2k
Debtors	£430.9k	£298.7k
Net assets	£926.4k	£632.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

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2018-08-21
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CANNINGS, Anne Shirley resigned
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2017-12-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1996-08-13
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CANNINGS, Lee Jason appointed
director
1994-02-01
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CANNINGS, Anne Shirley resigned
director
1994-02-01
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CANNINGS, Lee Jason resigned
director
1994-01-31
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CANNINGS, Lisa Michelle appointed
director
1992-03-13
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CANNINGS, Anne Shirley appointed
secretary
1992-03-13
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PALLANT, Tony John resigned
secretary
1992-03-13
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CANNINGS, Anne Shirley appointed
director
1992-03-13
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CANNINGS, Lee Jason appointed
director
1992-03-13
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HOLDGATE, Graham resigned
director
1991-09-05
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PALLANT, Tony John appointed
secretary
1991-09-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-09-05
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HOLDGATE, Graham appointed
director
1991-09-05
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1991-08-12
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY ANTIQUE & FURNISHING LTD
1991-08-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-08-12
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

Abbey Group Restoration Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbey Group Restoration Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABBEY ANTIQUE & FURNISHING LTD

This company · 02636953

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 Group Restoration Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	12/01/2026

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Lee Jason Canningsceased 12/01/2026· 50-75% shares
Mrs Lisa Michelle Canningsceased 12/01/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1991-08-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

1 Maldon Road

Danes Road Ind Estate

Romford

RM7 0JB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CANNINGS, Lee Jason→

director · ~54y · appointed 1996-08-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CANNINGS, Lisa Michelle→

director · ~51y · appointed 1994-01-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CANNINGS, Anne Shirley→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-13 · resigned 2018-01-10

Resigned

PALLANT, Tony John→

secretary · appointed 1991-09-05 · resigned 1992-03-13

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-12 · resigned 1991-09-05

Resigned

CANNINGS, Anne Shirley→

director · ~79y · appointed 1992-03-13 · resigned 1994-02-01

Resigned

CANNINGS, Lee Jason→

director · ~54y · appointed 1992-03-13 · resigned 1994-02-01

Resigned

HOLDGATE, Graham→

director · ~68y · appointed 1991-09-05 · resigned 1992-03-13

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-08-12 · resigned 1991-09-05

Resigned

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

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	15/10/2015	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	29/04/2015	—

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Recent filings (100 total)

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