ABBOTTS' LIVING WOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04710090 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£15.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
  • 58110Book publishing
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£15k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£15.3k£14.9k
Current assets£16.1k£16.2k
Net assets£15.3k£14.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-27
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-07-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-19
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  10. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-07-14
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2020-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-03-27
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    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2003-03-27
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  18. 2003-03-26
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    ABBOTT, Michael Leigh appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-03-26
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    ABBOTT, Michael Leigh appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-26
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    ABBOTT, Tamsin Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTTS' LIVING WOOD LIMITED
  22. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-25
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Leigh Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tamsin Mary Abbottceased 27/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Greenwood Cottage
Bishops Frome
Worcester
WR6 5AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ABBOTT, Michael Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-26
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Active
ABBOTT, Michael Leigh→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-03-26
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Active
ABBOTT, Tamsin Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-26
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Active
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-27
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2003-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26