ABBEY BUILDERS (LONDON) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04223108 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Petroplastics and Chemicals Limited
- 2008-01-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-03-23➕IOANNOU, Janet Mary appointeddirector
- 2001-06-08➕IOANNOU, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-08➕IOANNOU, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2001-05-31➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-31➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY BUILDERS (LONDON) LIMITED
- 2001-05-24➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-24➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Ioannou Individual · British · DOB 10/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2024 |
Mrs Janet Mary Ioannou Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/05/2016 |
Mr Andrew Ioannou Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Fawley House 2 Regatta Place
Marlow Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5TD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
IOANNOU, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2001-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IOANNOU, Janet Mary→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-05-31
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Petroplastics and Chemicals Petroplastics and Chemicals Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 27/04/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/01/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15