ABBEY SOLAR RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.8k | £-240 |
| Current assets | £44.6k | £75.6k |
| Net assets | £-10.1k | £-10.2k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2013-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY SOLAR RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 2013-05-24➕EDWARDS, Simon Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2013-05-24➕ADEY, John Edward appointeddirector
- 2013-05-24➖ADEY, John Edward resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Edwards Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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