ABBI SIGNS & DESIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06955906 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees700700

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-07
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    GOODFELLOW, Christopher John appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-02
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    GOODFELLOW, May resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    GOODFELLOW, John resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-26
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, Stephen George appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2009-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBI SIGNS & DESIGNS LIMITED
  22. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, May appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GOODFELLOW, Christopher John (same surname) appointed 2025-10-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Stephen George Goodfellow
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs May Goodfellowceased 02/03/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

11 Victoria Road
Widnes
WA8 0PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GOODFELLOW, Christopher John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-10-07
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Active
GOODFELLOW, Stephen George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-26
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Active
GOODFELLOW, John→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
GOODFELLOW, May→
director · ~88y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2025-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14