ABBEYLIGHT CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.6k | £67.9k |
| Current assets | £141.1k | £209.4k |
| Debtors | £118.9k | £189.7k |
| Net assets | £2.3k | £10.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-10➕BARKER, Vanessa appointeddirector
- 2013-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYLIGHT CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2013-04-29➕BARKER, David John 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-15
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vanessa Barker Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2024 |
Mr David John Barker Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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