ABBOTT DESIGNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05645306 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-05
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-03-27
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  4. 2022-06-07
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  5. 2021-04-19
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  6. 2020-03-30
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  7. 2019-06-18
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  8. 2018-05-31
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  9. 2017-05-10
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  10. 2016-06-10
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  11. 2015-12-14
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  12. 2015-06-15
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  13. 2014-12-06
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  14. 2014-05-08
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  15. 2013-12-16
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  16. 2010-09-10
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    ABBOTT, Hugh Reginald resigned
    director
  17. 2010-09-10
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    ABBOTT, Judith Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2005-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT DESIGNS LIMITED
  19. 2005-12-05
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    ABBOTT, Judith Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-12-05
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    ABBOTT, Nathan Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2005-12-05
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-12-05
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-12-05
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    ABBOTT, Hugh Reginald appointed
    director
  24. 2005-12-05
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    ABBOTT, Judith Anne 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.
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nathan Ross Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2005-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

3 Cromhamstone
Stone
Aylesbury
HP17 8NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ABBOTT, Judith Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Nathan Ross→
director · ~42y · appointed 2005-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2005-12-05
Resigned
ABBOTT, Hugh Reginald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
ABBOTT, Judith Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
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2025-05-01
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2024-12-05
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2024-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
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2021-12-08
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accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-12