28 ABBEY ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04512893 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-08-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-11-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-08-25
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-08-15
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    CASTELLON, Lorenza Maria appointed
    director
  17. 2016-08-15
    ➖
    LEE, Poh Heong resigned
    director
  18. 2002-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 28 ABBEY ROAD LIMITED
  19. 2002-08-16
    ➕
    CASTELLON, Lorenza appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-08-16
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-08-16
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-08-16
    ➕
    LEE, Poh Heong appointed
    director
  23. 2002-08-16
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-16
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 67. 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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

28 Abbey Road
Saint John's Wood
London
NW8 9AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CASTELLON, Lorenza→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASTELLON, Lorenza Maria→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2002-08-16
Resigned
LEE, Poh Heong→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2016-08-15
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2002-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-18