ABODE ASSETS GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04517809 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-658.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 21.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £658,090

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£658k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£48k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£658k-£517k-£375k-£234k-£93k£48kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-611.6k£-611.6k
Current assets£48.4k£48.4k
Net assets£-658.1k£-658.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-02-06
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  14. 2018-02-01
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    WRIGHT, Marianne Catherine resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  16. 2017-11-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2017-09-01
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    METCALF, James resigned
    director
  18. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2017-05-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2014-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2007-04-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2006-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2004-11-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2004-09-10
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    METCALF, James appointed
    director
  26. 2003-07-06
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    RIDGE, Gemma resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-07-06
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Marianne Catherine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABODE ASSETS GROUP LIMITED
  29. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    FOWLER, Edward Charles appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    RIDGE, Gemma appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Charles Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25-29 Sandy Way
Yeadon
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS19 7EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FOWLER, Edward Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDGE, Gemma→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2003-07-06
Resigned
WRIGHT, Marianne Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-06 · resigned 2018-02-01
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
METCALF, James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Charge over building contract1 property13/04/200711/05/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/01/200611/05/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/11/200420/08/2014

Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05