ABBEYSAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03158413 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-16
    ➕
    LEWIS, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    WAIN, Johanna Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    WAIN, Johanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2002-02-20
    ➖
    AVIS, Christine Susan resigned
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-02-20
    ➖
    UNSWORTH, Gerda Erica resigned
    director
  21. 1999-03-08
    ➕
    UNSWORTH, Peter Maurice appointed
    director
  22. 1996-03-15
    ➕
    AVIS, Christine Susan appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-03-15
    ➖
    AVIS, Michael Geoffrey resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-03-15
    ➖
    AVIS, Christine Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 1996-03-15
    ➕
    UNSWORTH, Gerda Erica appointed
    director
  26. 1996-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYSAGE LIMITED
  27. 1996-02-14
    ➕
    AVIS, Michael Geoffrey appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-02-14
    ➕
    AVIS, Christine Susan appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Maurice Unsworth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/02/2017
Miss Johanna Elizabeth Wain
Individual · English · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/02/2017

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
Incorporated1996-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

101 Greenfield
Business Centre
Holywell
CH8 7GR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

WAIN, Johanna Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Julie Ann→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UNSWORTH, Peter Maurice→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAIN, Johanna Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AVIS, Christine Susan→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned
AVIS, Michael Geoffrey→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-14 · resigned 1996-03-15
Resigned
AVIS, Christine Susan→
nominee-director · ~62y · appointed 1996-02-14 · resigned 1996-03-15
Resigned
UNSWORTH, Gerda Erica→
director · ~87y · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03