ABBEY LOCUMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08168000 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£254.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £254,828

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£255k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£276k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£111k£166k£221k£276kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£255.1k£254.8k
Current assets£276.4k£276.4k
Net assets£254.8k£254.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-10-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-06
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-01
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    SUBBIAH, Poongothai appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY LOCUMS LIMITED
  18. 2012-08-03
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    SUBBIAH, Shanmugam, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Shanmugam Subbiah
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

74 Rudgwick Drive
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL8 1YE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SUBBIAH, Poongothai→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-05-01
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SUBBIAH, Shanmugam, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-08-03
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28