38 ABBOTSBURY ROAD (WEYMOUTH) LTD

💤Zombieactive

04425219 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-25

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 Apr 2026

Net worth

—

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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

£4k

↑ 9.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30
Total assets	£3.4k	£2.7k
Current assets	£4.0k	£3.6k
Debtors	£1.1k	£928

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-29
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officers · TM01
2020-02-21
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INGRAM, Richard Alan resigned
director
2019-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-09-16
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BODDY, Russell appointed
director
2012-04-26
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INGRAM, Richard Alan appointed
director
2012-04-26
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SMITH, Nigel Ian resigned
director
2009-04-25
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SMITH, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2008-12-31
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SMITH, Nigel Ian appointed
director
2008-12-31
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TAYLOR, Elaine resigned
director
2005-10-27
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TAYLOR, Elaine appointed
director
2005-08-18
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SMITH, Nigel Ian resigned
director
2004-04-26
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SMITH, Nigel Ian resigned
director
2004-04-25
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SMITH, Jennifer resigned
director
2004-04-25
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SMITH, Nigel Ian appointed
director
2002-04-25
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Company incorporated
As 38 ABBOTSBURY ROAD (WEYMOUTH) LTD
2002-04-25
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SMITH, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2002-04-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-25
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SMITH, Jennifer appointed
director
2002-04-25
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SMITH, Nigel Ian appointed
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

80/100

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 24 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 Russell Boddy Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Lee Warnett-Andradeceased 27/11/2025· significant influence
Mr Richard Alan Ingramceased 21/02/2020· significant influence
Mr Phillip Nutmanceased 23/08/2019· significant influence
Mr Andrew Milesceased 03/07/2017· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Incorporated2002-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

A Hunter & Co

61 St. Thomas Street

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-09

Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BODDY, Russell→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2009-04-25

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2002-04-25

Resigned

INGRAM, Richard Alan→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2020-02-21

Resigned

SMITH, Jennifer→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2004-04-25

Resigned

SMITH, Nigel Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2012-04-26

Resigned

SMITH, Nigel Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-04-25 · resigned 2005-08-18

Resigned

SMITH, Nigel Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-25 · resigned 2004-04-26

Resigned

TAYLOR, Elaine→

director · ~65y · appointed 2005-10-27 · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-04