ABBEY BLINDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08140005 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-12

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£17.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,860

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£55k

Net Worth

£18k

Current Assets

£364k

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-29
Total assets	£19.1k
Current assets	£364.3k
Cash	£54.7k
Debtors	£117.6k
Net assets	£17.9k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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accounts · AA01
2024-04-09
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accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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SLATER, Ashley Karl appointed
director
2023-11-16
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WILKES, Kirsty Marie appointed
director
2023-11-16
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officers · CH01
2023-11-16
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officers · AP01
2023-11-16
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officers · AP01
2023-06-14
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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SLATER, Shane Steven appointed
director
2023-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2022-01-30
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JARDINE, Judith Dawn appointed
director
2022-01-30
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JARDINE, Laura appointed
director
2022-01-30
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officers · AP01
2022-01-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2012-07-12
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY BLINDS LIMITED
2012-07-12
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JARDINE, Keith appointed
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JARDINE, Laura (same surname) appointed 2022-01-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Keith Jardine Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/07/2016

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

Incorporated2012-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

One Northgate Business Park One Northgate Business Park

Aldridge

Walsall

WS9 8TH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last made up to: 2024-06-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-26

Last: 2025-07-12