ABBOTSTONE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07238870 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
47 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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  2. 2025-10-13
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  3. 2025-08-18
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  4. 2025-07-15
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    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-24
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  6. 2024-01-24
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  7. 2022-08-31
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  8. 2021-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-01
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    LAX, Celia Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2021-09-01
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    KEVILL, John Townley resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-01
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  12. 2021-09-01
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  13. 2021-02-22
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  14. 2019-10-11
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  15. 2019-01-29
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  16. 2018-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-05-21
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    LAX, Andrew John Windle appointed
    director
  18. 2010-05-21
    ➖
    FOSTER, Ian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-21
    ➖
    HAMBLETON, Jonathan Lee resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-21
    ➕
    KEVILL, John Townley appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSTONE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    FOSTER, Ian appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    HAMBLETON, Jonathan Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Windle Lax
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
—75–100%75-100% voting30/06/2016
Mrs Celia Jane Lax
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

C/O T & S Accountants & Business Advisors Ltd Unit 1, Ash Hill Common
Bunny Lane, Sherfield English
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 6FU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAX, Andrew John Windle→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAX, Celia Jane→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-29 · resigned 2010-05-21
Resigned
HAMBLETON, Jonathan Lee→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-04-29 · resigned 2010-05-21
Resigned
KEVILL, John Townley→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-05-21 · resigned 2021-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
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accounts · AAMD
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-01