ABBEY MODELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03906271 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-09
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    POWNER, James Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-10
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    POWNER, Emma Joanne resigned
    director
  14. 2021-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-06
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    POWNER, James Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    POWNER, Claire Dianne appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    POWNER, Emma Joanne appointed
    director
  22. 2000-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY MODELS LIMITED
  23. 2000-01-13
    ➕
    POWNER, Claire Dianne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-01-13
    ➕
    POWNER, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2000-01-13
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-01-13
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-01-13
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-01-13
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Mrs Claire Dianne Powner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas Robert Powner
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Suite 9 Pine Court Business Centre
36 Gervis Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

POWNER, Claire Dianne→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWNER, Claire Dianne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWNER, Nicholas Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-13 · resigned 2000-01-13
Resigned
POWNER, Emma Joanne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned
POWNER, James Robert→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2023-11-09
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-13 · resigned 2000-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11