ABBEY COURT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06155777 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£207.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £207,871
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£208k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £187.6k | £178.2k |
| Current assets | £214.3k | £161.3k |
| Net assets | £207.9k | £206.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-16➖BOWYER, Frank resigneddirector
- 2023-06-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY COURT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-03-13➕BOWYER, John Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-13➕BOWYER, James Roderick appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕BOWYER, John Douglas appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕BOWYER, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕BOWYER, Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Douglas Bowyer Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation
Registered office
66 High Park Crescent, Sedgley
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 1QY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BOWYER, John Douglas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-03-13
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BOWYER, James Roderick→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-03-13
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BOWYER, John Douglas→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-13
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BOWYER, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-13
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BOWYER, Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2023-07-16
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07