ABBEY VENTURES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04011692 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-13➕HESPIN, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2025-04-13➖HESPIN, David Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2000-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY VENTURES LIMITED
- 2000-06-09➕HESPIN, Elizabeth Ann appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-09➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-09➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-09➕HESPIN, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2000-06-09➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-06-09➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Elizabeth Ann Hespin Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Michael Hespin Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
Unit C1 M62 Trading Estate
Larsen Road
Goole
East Yorkshire
DN14 6XF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HESPIN, Elizabeth Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HESPIN, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2000-06-09
HESPIN, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2025-04-13
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2000-06-09
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Recent filings (71 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16