ABBEYSTORE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04414946 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£556.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 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
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £556,513
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£500k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£557k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£560k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£112k£224k£336k£448k£560kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£556.5k£509.6k
Current assets£559.8k£513.5k
Cash£499.8k£500.1k
Debtors£60.1k£13.5k
Net assets£556.5k£509.6k

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
8
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2026-03-31
    COUTURE, Olivia Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2026-03-31
    RITCHIE, Joseph Neil appointed
    director
  11. 2026-03-31
    LAGHARI, Sara resigned
    secretary
  12. 2026-03-31
    LAGHARI, Khalid Rasool Bux, Dr resigned
    director
  13. 2026-03-31
    LAGHARI, Sara resigned
    director
  14. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-03-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2023-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2004-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2003-06-30
    LAGHARI, Sara appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-06-30
    M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-06-30
    LAGHARI, Khalid Rasool Bux, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2002-04-29
    M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-04-29
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-04-29
    LAGHARI, Sara appointed
    director
  32. 2002-04-29
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYSTORE LIMITED
  34. 2002-04-11
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-04-11
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25

3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LAGHARI, Sara resigned 2026-03-31; LAGHARI, Khalid Rasool Bux, Dr resigned 2026-03-31; LAGHARI, Sara resigned 2026-03-31

Group structure

Little Acorns Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Little Acorns Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBEYSTORE LIMITED
This company · 04414946

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Little Acorns Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sara Laghariceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2002-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Stepping Stones Nursery Lingley Mere Business Park
Lingley Green Avenue
Warrington
WA5 3UZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

COUTURE, Olivia Jane
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
RITCHIE, Joseph Neil
director · ~32y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
LAGHARI, Sara
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
LAGHARI, Khalid Rasool Bux, Dr
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
LAGHARI, Sara
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-29 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property14/06/200413/03/2023

Recent filings (71 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-22