ABBEY PERSONNEL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03830140 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-23

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£-105.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

78200Temporary employment agency activities
78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £105,840

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£110k

Net Worth

-£106k

Current Assets

£330k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31
Total assets	£-70.2k
Current assets	£330.4k
Cash	£109.7k
Debtors	£219.7k
Net assets	£-105.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-19
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-01-10
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Keen Thinking LTD
2017-04-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-04-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-09-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
2014-02-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
1999-08-23
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY PERSONNEL SERVICES LIMITED
1999-08-23
➕
BIELBY, Simon Grant appointed
secretary
1999-08-23
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BIELBY, Simon Grant appointed
director
1999-08-23
➕
STRAW, Mark Andrew appointed
director
1999-08-23
➕
WAYNE, Harold appointed
nominee-secretary
1999-08-23
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WAYNE, Harold resigned
nominee-secretary
1999-08-23
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WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
nominee-director
1999-08-23
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WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Grant Bielby Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	23/08/2016
Mr Mark Andrew Straw Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	23/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-08-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

The Goods Yard

Ousegate

Selby

YO8 8BL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-29

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BIELBY, Simon Grant→

secretary · appointed 1999-08-23

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Active

BIELBY, Simon Grant→

director · ~57y · appointed 1999-08-23

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Active

STRAW, Mark Andrew→

director · ~53y · appointed 1999-08-23

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Active

WAYNE, Harold→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-23

Resigned

WAYNE, Yvonne→

nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Keen Thinking Keen Thinking LTD	A registered charge	—	03/04/2017	—
satisfied	Ultimate Invoice Finance Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	8 properties	04/09/2015	03/04/2017
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD	A registered charge	1 property	25/02/2014	03/04/2017

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Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-06

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-08-28

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-05-30

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-30

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-24

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2023-01-19

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-01-10