ABBEY POWER INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08055624 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-05-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-09-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-31
    GRAY, Colin Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-30
    GRAY, Colin Andrew resigned
    director
  15. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-01
    GRAY, Colin Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-06-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-04-22
    FOORD, Brian Dryden resigned
    director
  22. 2020-04-22
    FOORD, Jonathan Dryden resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-10-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2012-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY POWER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  26. 2012-05-03
    DUCE, Alexander John Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2012-05-03
    DUCE, Roland John Bernard appointed
    director
  28. 2012-05-03
    FOORD, Brian Dryden appointed
    director
  29. 2012-05-03
    FOORD, Jonathan Dryden appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Group structure

Abbey Commercial Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbey Commercial Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABBEY POWER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 08055624

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abbey Commercial Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

7 St. Marys Hill
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DUCE, Alexander John Charles
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-05-03
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Active
DUCE, Roland John Bernard
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-03
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Active
GRAY, Colin Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-07-31
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Active
FOORD, Brian Dryden
director · ~88y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2020-04-22
Resigned
FOORD, Jonathan Dryden
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2020-04-22
Resigned
GRAY, Colin Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-06-01 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Charge over shares1 property19/10/2012
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31