ABBOTSINCH LTD

💤Zombieactive
04798996 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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: 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
5 officers (1 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
58 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-02-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-01
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    GARBETT, Christopher Chris resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-01-01
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    GARBETT, Christopher Chris resigned
    director
  11. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-10-29
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    GARBETT, Christopher Chris appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-26
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    GARBETT, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-26
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    GARBETT, Christopher Chris appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-07-21
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-07-21
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSINCH LTD
  25. 2003-06-13
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-13
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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
  • +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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • 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
Mrs Joanna Mary Garbett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chris Garbettceased 01/01/2023· 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
Incorporated2003-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Woodcutters Lodge, Over Worton
Chipping Norton
Oxon
OX7 7EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GARBETT, Joanna Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARBETT, Christopher Chris→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-26 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-07-21
Resigned
GARBETT, Christopher Chris→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-10-29 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01