ABBOTTS REMOVALS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05593690 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-14
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
£51.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £51,123
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,514 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.9k | £66.5k |
| Current assets | £34.0k | £49.1k |
| Cash | £33.2k | £48.0k |
| Debtors | £757 | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £51.1k | £53.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-31➖ABBOTT, Sharon resignedsecretary
- 2005-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTTS REMOVALS LIMITED
- 2005-10-14➕ABBOTT, Anthony Mark appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕ABBOTT, Sharon appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Mark Abbott Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
77 Senwick Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 1NJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ABBOTT, Anthony Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-14
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ABBOTT, Sharon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2010-01-31
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15