ABBEY ATTACHMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02708259 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-21
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
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-02➕SAUNDERS, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➖SAUNDERS, Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-02-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1999-04-22➕SAUNDERS, Paul George appointeddirector
- 1999-04-22➖JOHNSON, Lesley Ann resigneddirector
- 1992-04-27➖OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah resignednominee-secretary
- 1992-04-27➕SAUNDERS, Vincent appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-27➕JOHNSON, Lesley Ann appointeddirector
- 1992-04-27➖OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah resignednominee-director
- 1992-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY ATTACHMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 1992-04-21➕OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah appointednominee-secretary
- 1992-04-21➕OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abbey Attachments Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abbey Attachments Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABBEY ATTACHMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 02708259
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 |
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Abbey Attachments Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Vincent Saundersceased 02/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Paul George Saundersceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Fourth Floor
Unit 5b The Parklands
Bolton
BL6 4SD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SAUNDERS, Christine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAUNDERS, Paul George→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-21 · resigned 1992-04-27
SAUNDERS, Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-04-27 · resigned 2026-04-02
JOHNSON, Lesley Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-04-27 · resigned 1999-04-22
OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah→
Resignednominee-director · ~78y · appointed 1992-04-21 · resigned 1992-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/05/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/02/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01