ABBEY LAND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08853726 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-21
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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, 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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£122kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets—£59.1k
Current assets—£121.8k
Cash—£37.1k
Debtors—£84.7k
Net assets—£59.1k

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

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-04
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-03
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-02
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    BOYLE, Steven John resigned
    director
  15. 2016-04-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY LAND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2014-01-21
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    BOYLE, John Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-21
    ➕
    BOYLE, Steven John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Edward Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

64 Alma Street
Luton
LU1 2PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOYLE, John Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-01-21
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Active
BOYLE, Steven John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-21 · resigned 2016-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-17