ABBECO DEVELOPMENTS LTD
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Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £734.4k | £548.3k |
| Current assets | £7.6k | £8.2k |
| Cash | £4.6k | £7.2k |
| Debtors | £2.9k | £980 |
| Net assets | £721.3k | £534.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06➕O'DONNELL, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-18➖O'DONNELL, John Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 2018-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2012-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBECO DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2012-10-23➕O'DONNELL, Lynn Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-23➕O'DONNELL, Lynn Barbara appointeddirector
- 2012-10-23➕O'DONNELL, John Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lynn Barbara O'Donnell Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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