ABBEY MERIDIAN LIMITED

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04725786 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,085

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£29.8k—
Current assets£18.6k—
Net assets£2.1k—
Average employees—0

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
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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-12
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH01
  6. 2025-06-10
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  7. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-03-31
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    ROBINSON, David resigned
    director
  18. 2004-08-01
    ➕
    JEFFERYS, Peter appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-07-31
    ➖
    BACCHUS, Lena Solita resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-07-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Paul William resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-09
    ➖
    LOVELOCK, Keith resigned
    director
  22. 2003-05-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2003-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY MERIDIAN LIMITED
  24. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    JEFFERYS, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    BACCHUS, Lena Solita appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    HARRIS, Paul William appointed
    director
  27. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    LOVELOCK, Keith appointed
    director
  28. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    ROBINSON, David appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Jefferys
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

12 Laurel Drive
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JEFFERYS, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-01
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Active
JEFFERYS, Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-07
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Active
BACCHUS, Lena Solita→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
HARRIS, Paul William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
LOVELOCK, Keith→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-09-09
Resigned
ROBINSON, David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/05/2003—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2025-06-12
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18