ABBEY LODGE (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05067876 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200-200

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
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-03-30
    ➖
    LYE, Robert Adamson resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-03-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-15
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-03-22
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-03-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    LYE, Robert Adamson appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-07
    ➖
    LYE, Robert Adamson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-04-06
    ➖
    CONLON, Norma resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-06
    ➖
    CONLON, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2004-04-06
    ➕
    CONLON, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-06
    ➕
    COWANS, Paula appointed
    director
  25. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    LYE, Robert Adamson appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    CONLON, Norma appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    CONLON, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-03-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY LODGE (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED
  31. 2004-03-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-03-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Conlon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Paula Cowans
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

8-9 Toward Road
Sunderland
SR1 2QF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CONLON, Geoffrey→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWANS, Paula→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYE, Robert Adamson→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-30
Resigned
LYE, Robert Adamson→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2008-04-07
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-09 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned
CONLON, Norma→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
CONLON, Robert Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-09 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29