3 ABBEY TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04191283 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-30
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
£449
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £449
Net assets shrinking
Down £269 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£449
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£624
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£183£366£550£733£916Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£449£718
Current assets£624£916
Net assets£449£718

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-19
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    CUFF, Stuart Francis appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-10-19
    ➕
    CUFF, Stuart Francis appointed
    director
  13. 2020-10-19
    ➖
    COLLINS, David Peter resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-10-19
    ➖
    COLLINS, David Peter resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2014-08-29
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    CHURCH, Patricia Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Ronald resigned
    director
  22. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    CHURCH, Patricia Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-08
    ➖
    GARTHWAITE, Pamela resigned
    director
  24. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    BENNETT, Ronald appointed
    director
  25. 2001-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 ABBEY TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    COLLINS, David Peter appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    COLLINS, David Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    GARTHWAITE, Pamela appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Peter Collins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

28 Bagdale
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CUFF, Stuart Francis→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUFF, Stuart Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, David Peter→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
BENNETT, Ronald→
director · ~93y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
CHURCH, Patricia Mary→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2014-08-29
Resigned
COLLINS, David Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned
GARTHWAITE, Pamela→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2003-06-08
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-10-29