ABBOTT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06720077 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-09
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees1200

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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2024-07-02
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  4. 2024-06-27
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  5. 2024-06-27
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  6. 2024-05-15
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-15
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-05-15
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-11-03
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  15. 2020-11-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2020-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2008-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2008-10-09
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Melissa Francine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-10-09
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    ABBOTT, Mathew James appointed
    director
  23. 2008-10-09
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    ABBOTT, Melissa Francine appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-09
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-10-09
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-10-09
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-09
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 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

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 Mathew James Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Melissa Francine Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Trinity House
3 Bullace Lane
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ABBOTT, Melissa Francine→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Mathew James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Melissa Francine→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-09 · resigned 2008-10-09
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2008-10-09 · resigned 2008-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24