ABD LEGAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08133739 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-31➖EVERETT, Alistair Munro resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-31➖EVERETT, Alistair Munro resigneddirector
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01➕EVERETT, Alistair Munro appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-31➖TURLEY, David resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30➖DOUGLAS, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2018-07-05➕DAVID, Alexander Leslie appointeddirector
- 2018-07-05➕HOTCHKISS, Timothy Michael appointeddirector
- 2018-07-05➖AWDRY, Godwin Antony resigneddirector
- 2012-11-09➕TURLEY, David appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABD LEGAL LIMITED
- 2012-07-06➕AWDRY, Godwin Antony appointeddirector
- 2012-07-06➕DOUGLAS, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2012-07-06➕EVERETT, Alistair Munro appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: EVERETT, Alistair Munro resigned 2026-03-31; EVERETT, Alistair Munro resigned 2026-03-31
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander Leslie David Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/08/2019 |
Mr Timothy Michael Hotchkiss Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/08/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew John Douglasceased 30/08/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Godwin Antony Awdryceased 05/07/2018· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alistair Munro Everettceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
33 St Johns Street
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
DAVID, Alexander Leslie→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOTCHKISS, Timothy Michael→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2018-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVERETT, Alistair Munro→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
TURLEY, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2022-05-31
AWDRY, Godwin Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-07-06 · resigned 2018-07-05
DOUGLAS, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-06 · resigned 2019-08-30
EVERETT, Alistair Munro→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-06 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05