ABINGER BROOK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03587272 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-25
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£415
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (78/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £415
Net assets shrinking
Down £570 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£415
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £415 | £985 |
| Current assets | £5.0k | £6.5k |
| Net assets | £415 | £985 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-08-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-15➕HOLDAWAY, George appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-14➖WOOD, Olivia Marian Vicary resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-15➖JACK, Iain Graham resignedsecretary
- 2015-06-15➕WOOD, Olivia Marian Vicary appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-15➖JACK, Iain Graham resigneddirector
- 1998-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABINGER BROOK LIMITED
- 1998-06-25➕WOOD, Mary Kristina appointeddirector
- 1998-06-25➕JACK, Iain Graham appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-25➕BRANDENBURG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-06-25➖BRANDENBURG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-06-25➕CHAMBERS, Suzanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1998-06-25➖CHAMBERS, Suzanne Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1998-06-25➕JACK, Iain Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Mary Kristina Wood Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Olivia Marian Vickary Woodceased 30/06/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABACUSARK3 LIMITED→ 13894990 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY DENTAL WHITECHAPEL LTD→ 06003736 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ABDALLA HEALTHCARE LTD→ 16862671 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ABI BMS LIMITED→ 16435111 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ABMC MEDICAL SERVICES LTD→ 16983994 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABUNDANT HEALTH FOR ALL LTD→ 13658749 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AC MAYFAIR LTD→ 16111014 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED→ 14538478 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AC&AP LTD→ 12455298 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACCESSIBLE ARTS CIC→ 16758240 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
2 Augustine Road
London
W14 0HZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
WOOD, Mary Kristina→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACK, Iain Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2015-09-15
WOOD, Olivia Marian Vicary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-06-15 · resigned 2021-08-14
BRANDENBURG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25
CHAMBERS, Suzanne Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25
JACK, Iain Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2015-06-15
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-08-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-27