S & R ABBOTT HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06606530 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-30
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
£466
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £466
Very low cash
Cash position: £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
Net Worth
£466
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£466
Current assets£21.9k
Cash£2
Debtors£21.9k
Net assets£466

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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-14
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-10-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2024-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-10-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2024-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2024-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2022-09-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2022-09-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  22. 2022-09-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2021-12-20
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Richard James appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-24
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Catherine Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2020-02-24
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Catherine Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2008-06-09
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Catherine Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-06-09
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2008-06-09
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2008-06-09
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2008-06-09
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2008-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As S & R ABBOTT HOLDINGS LTD
  32. 2008-05-30
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-05-30
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Richard James Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Paul Abbottceased 30/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 17 Barncoose Industrial Estate
Barncoose
Redruth
TR15 3RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ABBOTT, Richard James→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Catherine Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2020-02-24
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2008-06-09
Resigned
ABBOTT, Catherine Ann→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2020-02-24
Resigned
ABBOTT, Stephen Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2025-10-14
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2008-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17