ABBEYGATE DRAIN CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05730766 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-06
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-10
    MATON, Steven Neil resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-08
    NORCLIFFE, James appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-03-28
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-06
    O'DONNEL, Paul resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYGATE DRAIN CARE LIMITED
  22. 2006-03-06
    O'DONNEL, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-06
    MATON, Steven Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Neil Maton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/03/2022

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
Incorporated2006-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

17 Rosary Gardens Rosary Gardens
Ashford
TW15 1BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NORCLIFFE, James
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
O'DONNEL, Paul
secretary · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2016-03-06
Resigned
MATON, Steven Neil
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-28