ABBEY FIRE DOORS LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
- • 4 officers
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-05-29✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-02-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23➕PAYNE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2009-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY FIRE DOORS LTD
- 2009-10-15➕RANDALL, Lewis Jon appointeddirector
- 2009-10-15➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2009-10-15➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-05-29: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-05-29: change-of-name-notice
Group structure
Abbey Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Abbey Holdings & Investments Ltdceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Lewis Jon Randallceased 30/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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