ABBEYTEK LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03609249 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-04
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,860
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,362 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£27k£37k£46kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.8k£17.0k
Current assets£34.1k£45.7k
Net assets£2.9k£5.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  10. 2022-07-14
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  11. 2021-12-29
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  12. 2021-03-02
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  13. 2019-12-29
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  14. 2018-12-20
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  15. 2017-11-20
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  16. 2017-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2016-04-01
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    WHITEHEAD, Joanne Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2006-05-15
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    WHITEHEAD, Joanne Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-15
    ➖
    FARRINGTON, Mark Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-11-01
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    FARRINGTON, Mark Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-01
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    HAMLYN, Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-05-31
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    HAMLYN, Charlotte resigned
    director
  23. 1998-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYTEK LTD.
  24. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Gary appointed
    director
  25. 1998-08-04
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    HAMLYN, Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-08-04
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    HAMLYN, Charlotte appointed
    director
  29. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1998-08-04
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Dr Joanne Elizabeth Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

30 Shepherds Hill
Pickering
YO18 7JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Joanne Elizabeth, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHEAD, Gary→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHEAD, Joanne Elizabeth, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRINGTON, Mark Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned
HAMLYN, Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 1998-08-04
Resigned
HAMLYN, Charlotte→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 1998-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29