ABBEYDALE DIY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05985754 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-25
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-07-06
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    CROYDON, Katie Ann appointed
    director
  14. 2015-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-09-20
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    WILLIAMS, Richard resigned
    director
  18. 2011-02-14
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    CROYDON, Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2011-02-14
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    FISHER, Carl Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-02-14
    ➖
    FISHER, Carl Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2011-02-14
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    NAYLOR, John resigned
    director
  22. 2011-02-14
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    WILLIAMS, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYDALE DIY LIMITED
  24. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    FISHER, Carl Andrew appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    FISHER, Carl Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    NAYLOR, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Stuart Croydon
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

552 Abbeydale Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S7 1TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CROYDON, Katie Ann→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROYDON, Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Carl Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned
FISHER, Carl Andrew→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned
NAYLOR, John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2012-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12