ABIGAIL'S LIFESTYLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07336328 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees400400

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2012-09-01
    STACEY, Philip resigned
    director
  18. 2010-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIGAIL'S LIFESTYLE LIMITED
  19. 2010-08-04
    STACEY, Abigail appointed
    director
  20. 2010-08-04
    STACEY, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
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.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Abigail Stacey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2010-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

8 The Lindens
Stock
Ingatestone
CM4 9NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STACEY, Abigail
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-08-04
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Active
STACEY, Philip
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2012-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-17