ABBCO H&V LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03944257 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-09
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£171.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £171,896
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£193k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£172k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£117k£175k£233k£292kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£177.3k£150.6k
Current assets£291.5k£245.2k
Cash£193.1k£162.3k
Debtors£92.4k£76.9k
Net assets£171.9k£141.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-05-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-05-28
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2025-05-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-03-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2000-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBCO H&V LIMITED
  18. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    BELTON, Susan Angela appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    BELTON, Andrew Kevin appointed
    director
  20. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-03-09
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2000-03-09
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Andrew Kevin Belton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Angela Belton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2000-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

Unit 6 Furlongs Farm
Riverside Eynsford
Dartford
Kent
DA4 0AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BELTON, Susan Angela→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELTON, Andrew Kevin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-09 · resigned 2000-03-09
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2000-03-09 · resigned 2000-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-05-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31