ABBOTSWOOD SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06464086 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-04
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£72.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £72,676
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£93k
Net Worth
£73k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £92.6k | — |
| Net assets | £72.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-28📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-11-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-31➖GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-31➖GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie resigneddirector
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2008-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTSWOOD SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-01-04➕MAHER, James Patrick appointeddirector
- 2008-01-04➕GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-04➕GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Patrick Maher Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Salatin House
19 Cedar Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MAHER, James Patrick→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2021-07-31
GILMARTIN, Roisin Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2021-07-31
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-01-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-14