ABBEY SOLAR RENEWABLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08543143 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,130

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£10k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£10k£7k£24k£41k£58k£76kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
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.

🔒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

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-30
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  3. 2023-05-26
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  4. 2023-05-25
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  5. 2023-05-25
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  6. 2022-05-30
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  7. 2021-05-28
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  8. 2020-06-01
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  9. 2020-06-01
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  10. 2020-02-28
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  11. 2019-03-06
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  12. 2018-06-05
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  13. 2018-03-01
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  14. 2018-02-27
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  15. 2017-02-20
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  16. 2016-09-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2013-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY SOLAR RENEWABLES LIMITED
  18. 2013-05-24
    EDWARDS, Simon Lloyd appointed
    director
  19. 2013-05-24
    ADEY, John Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-24
    ADEY, John Edward resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +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

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
Mr Simon Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Church Court
Stourbridge Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EDWARDS, Simon Lloyd
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-24
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Active
ADEY, John Edward
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-05-24 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-01