ABBEVILLE NANNIES LTD

💤Zombieactive

04325824 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-20

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£59.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £59,403

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,102 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£59k

↓ 9.3% YoY

Current Assets

£93k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£59.4k	£65.5k
Current assets	£92.7k	£103.8k
Net assets	£59.4k	£65.5k

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 (24 events)Click to expand

2025-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-10-01
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MILLER, Dodik John appointed
secretary
2007-10-01
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BAKER, Katherine May resigned
secretary
2006-12-01
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DANNY, Michaela resigned
director
2001-11-22
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-11-20
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Company incorporated
As ABBEVILLE NANNIES LTD
2001-11-20
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BAKER, Katherine May appointed
director
2001-11-20
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BAKER, Katherine May appointed
secretary
2001-11-20
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-11-20
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DANNY, Michaela 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 25 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 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

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
Ms Katherine May Baker Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-11-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

18a Franconia Road

Clapham

London

SW4 9ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-19

Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MILLER, Dodik John→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-01

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Active

BAKER, Katherine May→

director · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-20

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Active

BAKER, Katherine May→

secretary · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2007-10-01

Resigned

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2001-11-22

Resigned

DANNY, Michaela→

director · ~56y · appointed 2001-11-20 · resigned 2006-12-01

Resigned

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