ABY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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05151582 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    ➖
    PARKER, John Stephen resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-06
    ➕
    PARKER, John Stephen appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    BROOKER, Christine Gower resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    BROOKER, Christine Gower resigned
    director
  15. 2021-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2004-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2004-06-11
    ➕
    LLEWELLYN, David Cenydd Morgan appointed
    director
  23. 2004-06-11
    ➕
    BROOKER, Christine Gower appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-06-11
    ➕
    BROOKER, Christine Gower 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Cenydd Morgan Llewellyn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Christine Gower Brookerceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Allgoods Farm, Wretton Row
Wretton
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE33 9QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LLEWELLYN, David Cenydd Morgan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKER, Christine Gower→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-11 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
BROOKER, Christine Gower→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-06-11 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
PARKER, John Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-07-06 · resigned 2026-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30