ABBEY WINES CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
08029446 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-07-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-04-27
    ➖
    MORRELL, Lisa Claire resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-07-06
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    MORRELL, Lisa Claire appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-24
    ➕
    MORRELL, Raymond Leslie appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY WINES CO LTD
  20. 2012-04-13
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-13
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Mr Ray Morrell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

19 Highbridge Street
Waltham Abbey
EN9 1BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORRELL, Raymond Leslie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-13 · resigned 2012-04-13
Resigned
MORRELL, Lisa Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-07-06 · resigned 2023-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-15