ABERCROMBIE PARTNERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08588316 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-27
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-31➖BRADSHAW, Thomas Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-01📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-11-01📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-01➖LOW, James Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-09-28➕THOMSON, Duncan William Harold appointeddirector
- 2015-09-28➕LOW, James Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2013-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERCROMBIE PARTNERS LTD
- 2013-06-27➕BRADSHAW, Thomas Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan William Harold Thomson Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Edward Bradshawceased 31/03/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Professional services · PE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABD NETWORKS LIMITED→ 06766075 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ABK ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ 08456060 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABLM ASSOCIATES LTD→ 15126877 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABOUTURN CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 15188783 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABP ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD→ 07127170 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE CHILDREN SERVICES LTD→ 15335226 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABSQ ACCOUNTING LTD→ 09549258 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AC BRITTAIN LTD→ 07950353 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AC FOOD CONSULTING LIMITED→ 13367372 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACADEMY FORKLIFT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 01833355 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ACB PROJECT CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14596202 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCELERATE MARKETING LIMITED→ 04335056 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Rutland House
Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood
Peterborough
PE2 6PZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
THOMSON, Duncan William Harold→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADSHAW, Thomas Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2021-03-31
LOW, James Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2019-09-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23