ABBEYMEAD BUILDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06434866 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£324.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £324,769
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,027 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£118k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£325k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£504k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£101k£201k£302k£403k£504kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£342.3k£413.6k
Current assets£503.6k£473.1k
Cash£118.5k£166.8k
Debtors£76.3k£178.6k
Net assets£324.8k£347.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYMEAD BUILDING LIMITED
  17. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Vanessa Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Vanessa Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-11-22
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-11-22
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard John Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Vanessa Jane Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Bank House Community Way
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCCARTHY, Vanessa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Richard John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Vanessa Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2007-11-22
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2007-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-29