ABBEY GLASS CHESTER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04015207 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-15

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£50.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £50,372

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£67k

Net Worth

£50k

Current Assets

£80k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£51.5k	—
Current assets	£80.1k	—
Cash	£66.8k	—
Debtors	£9.8k	—
Net assets	£50.4k	—
Average employees	—	400

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-08
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DOWRIDGE, John Dennis resigned
secretary
2021-06-08
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DOWRIDGE, John Dennis resigned
director
2021-04-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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ALLMAN, Graham Michael resigned
director
2020-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-23
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annual-return · AR01
2001-04-20
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DOWRIDGE, John Dennis appointed
secretary
2001-04-20
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WOOD, Jacqueline Mary resigned
secretary
2001-04-20
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WOOD, Jacqueline Mary resigned
director
2001-02-02
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JONES, John Christopher resigned
director
2000-06-15
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY GLASS CHESTER LIMITED
2000-06-15
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HEWITT, Mark John appointed
director
2000-06-15
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WOOD, Jacqueline Mary appointed
secretary
2000-06-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-15
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ALLMAN, Graham Michael appointed
director
2000-06-15
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DOWRIDGE, John Dennis appointed
director
2000-06-15
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JONES, John Christopher appointed
director
2000-06-15
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WOOD, Jacqueline Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 62. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark John Hewitt Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Dennis Dowridgeceased 08/06/2021· 25-50% shares
Mr Graham Michael Allmanceased 02/10/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2000-06-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Winsford Way

Sealand Industrial Estate

Chester

Cheshire

CH1 4NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HEWITT, Mark John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-06-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DOWRIDGE, John Dennis→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2021-06-08

Resigned

WOOD, Jacqueline Mary→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2001-04-20

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2000-06-15

Resigned

ALLMAN, Graham Michael→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2020-10-02

Resigned

DOWRIDGE, John Dennis→

director · ~49y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2021-06-08

Resigned

JONES, John Christopher→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2001-02-02

Resigned

WOOD, Jacqueline Mary→

director · ~72y · appointed 2000-06-15 · resigned 2001-04-20

Resigned

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