ABBEY HOUSE (COLCHESTER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08862072 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-01-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (8 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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HUMPHREYS, David Benjamin Edward appointed
director
2026-01-06
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HUMPHREYS, David Benjamin Edward resigned
director
2026-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
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STUDD, Alison Mary appointed
director
2024-06-05
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CARTER, Gary Roy resigned
director
2024-06-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
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HUMPHREYS, David Benjamin Edward appointed
director
2024-04-05
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HUMROY, Nicola Sabrina resigned
director
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-22
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CARTER, Gary Roy appointed
director
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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MORRIS, Paul Kevin appointed
director
2019-03-15
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BAYNTON-GLEN, Sarah resigned
director
2019-02-28
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BOYDENS LEASEHOLD & ESTATE MANAGEMENT appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-02-28
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SHIELDS, Patrick Rowan resigned
secretary
2019-02-28
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2019-02-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-09-14
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TITCOMBE, Michelle Louise resigned
director
2018-03-06
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BANHAM, Francesca Anna Paola appointed
director
2016-07-21
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HODGSON, Keith Alexander appointed
director
2016-07-21
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SHIELDS, Patrick Rowan appointed
director
2016-07-21
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TAVAKOLI, Mehdi, Professor appointed
director
2016-07-21
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SHIELDS, Patrick Rowan appointed
secretary
2016-07-21
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BAYNTON-GLEN, Sarah appointed
director
2016-07-21
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FRANK, Jonathan resigned
director
2016-07-21
➕
HUMROY, Nicola Sabrina appointed
director
2016-07-21
➕
TITCOMBE, Michelle Louise appointed
director
2014-01-27
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY HOUSE (COLCHESTER) LIMITED
2014-01-27
➕
FRANK, Jonathan appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Aston House

57-59 Crouch Street

Colchester

CO3 3EY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06