ABERCROMBY APPOINTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03603364 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-24
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Samantha Anne resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-04-30
    ➕
    BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Samantha Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-04-30
    ➖
    KOUZELEAS, Vivien Abercromby resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    BLOMFIELD SMITH, Joanna Jill resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    KOUZELEAS, Vivien Abercromby appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-08-14
    ➕
    BLOMFIELD SMITH, Joanna Jill appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-07-14
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Nicholas James resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-07-14
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  24. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Edward Abercromby appointed
    director
  25. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Nicholas James appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-08-01
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  28. 1998-08-01
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1998-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABERCROMBY APPOINTMENTS LIMITED
  30. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Abercromby Blomfield-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor 49 St James's Street
London
SW1A 1AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Edward Abercromby→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLOMFIELD SMITH, Joanna Jill→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Samantha Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-30 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
KOUZELEAS, Vivien Abercromby→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
ROBINSON, Nicholas James→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-01 · resigned 1999-07-14
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-08-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, Nicholas James→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-08-01 · resigned 1999-07-14
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04