ABBY WATERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07377458 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-15
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,658

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 258% YoY
Current Assets
£677
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£671£1k£2k£3k£3kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.7k£742
Current assets£677£3.4k
Net assets£2.7k£742

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-06-18
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2018-04-23
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  10. 2017-06-30
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  11. 2016-06-27
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  12. 2015-11-05
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  13. 2015-07-01
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  14. 2014-09-17
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  15. 2014-06-30
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  16. 2012-03-01
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    KIRBY, Karen Tracy appointed
    director
  17. 2012-03-01
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    VINCENT, Anthony John resigned
    director
  18. 2011-02-02
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    KIRBY, Karen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-02-02
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    ADAMS, David Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2010-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBY WATERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  21. 2010-09-15
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    ADAMS, David Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-15
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2010-09-15
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  24. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    VINCENT, Anthony John 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Tracy Kirby
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Abby Waters Stonehill
Sellindge
Ashford
Kent
TN25 6AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KIRBY, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-02
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Active
KIRBY, Karen Tracy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, David Graham→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2011-02-02
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2010-09-15
Resigned
VINCENT, Anthony John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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2025-08-18
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2025-06-30
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2024-09-04
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2024-06-30
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2023-09-25
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2023-06-27
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2022-09-16
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2022-06-29
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2021-09-17
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accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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2020-09-15
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2019-09-27
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2019-06-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-25