ABBEY KITCHENS (BATH) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04475474 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-02
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-10➕CREED, Jack appointeddirector
- 2022-08-10➖CREED, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-10➖CREED, Gary Frank resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2002-10-30➖CREED, Gary Frank resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-30➕CREED, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-30➖WALKER, Terence George resigneddirector
- 2002-10-29➖TRUTCH, Andrew Mark resigneddirector
- 2002-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY KITCHENS (BATH) LIMITED
- 2002-07-02➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-02➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-02➕CREED, Gary Frank appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-02➕CREED, Gary Frank appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕TRUTCH, Andrew Mark appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕WALKER, Terence George appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-07-02➖BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jack Creed Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 10/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gary Frank Creedceased 10/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
- Mrs Lorraine Creedceased 10/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020
Registered office
Unit 1, Oakfield Business Park Oakfield Road
Kingswood
Bristol
BS15 8NT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-02
CREED, Gary Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-10-30
CREED, Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2022-08-10
CREED, Gary Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2022-08-10
TRUTCH, Andrew Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-10-29
WALKER, Terence George→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-10-30
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-02
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11