ABBLISS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05398140 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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£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 employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2024-01-08
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  4. 2024-01-08
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2022-12-29
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  9. 2021-12-29
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  10. 2021-01-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-15
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-03-01
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    JORDAN, Lynn Patricia appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-11-16
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    JORDAN, William Lawrence appointed
    director
  18. 2012-11-16
    ➖
    KEAN, Michael Phillip Rodney resigned
    director
  19. 2010-05-04
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    GENESIA SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBLISS LIMITED
  21. 2005-03-18
    ➕
    GENESIA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-03-18
    ➕
    KEAN, Michael Phillip Rodney appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr William Lawrence Jordan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lynn Patricia Jordan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

The Stables
Church Walk
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 4BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JORDAN, Lynn Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN, William Lawrence→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GENESIA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
KEAN, Michael Phillip Rodney→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2012-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
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accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17