ABBEY FOODS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07660860 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
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
58 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-30
    ➕
    MINTER, Sean appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-30
    ➖
    MINTER, Ella resigned
    director
  19. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    MINTER, Stanley resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-02-21
    ➕
    MINTER, Ella appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    MINTER, Michelle Vanessa resigned
    director
  22. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey resigned
    director
  23. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    WILKINSON, Graham resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2011-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY FOODS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
  26. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-06-07
    ➖
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    MINTER, Stanley appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    MINTER, Michelle Vanessa appointed
    director
  30. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey appointed
    director
  31. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    WATTS, Emma Leighann appointed
    director
  32. 2011-06-07
    ➖
    WATTS, Emma Leighann resigned
    director
  33. 2011-06-07
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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: 2026-06-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Minter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

Unit 5 Campbell Road Industrial Estate
Campbell Road
Stoke-On-Trent
ST4 4DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MINTER, Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2011-06-07
Resigned
MINTER, Stanley→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned
MINTER, Ella→
director · ~84y · appointed 2014-02-21 · resigned 2016-03-30
Resigned
MINTER, Michelle Vanessa→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned
MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned
WATTS, Emma Leighann→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2011-06-07
Resigned
WILKINSON, Graham→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/10/2011—
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08