ABIGCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04949795 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-56.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56,794
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£57k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£100
↑ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£59k-£47k-£35k-£23k-£12k£100Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-56.8k£-58.6k
Current assets£100£53
Cash£0£1
Debtors£100£52
Net assets£-56.8k£-58.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-11-05
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    BELL, Peter Duncan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-11-05
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    BELL, Peter Duncan appointed
    director
  18. 2003-11-05
    ➕
    BELL, Sara Forrest appointed
    director
  19. 2003-11-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2003-11-05
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2003-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIGCO LIMITED
  22. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sara Forrest Bell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/10/2016
Mr Peter Duncan Bell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

86 Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BELL, Peter Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-05
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Active
BELL, Peter Duncan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-05
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Active
BELL, Sara Forrest→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-05
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-11-05
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-17