ABBOTSBURY COURT PRACTICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08899014 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees9700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-19
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-02-03
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  5. 2022-02-15
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  6. 2021-03-11
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  7. 2019-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-16
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2018-07-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2018-06-08
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2018-06-08
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-06-07
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-06-07
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-06-07
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-05
    PUGH, Kate Samantha, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-05
    DAVIES, Judith Andrea resigned
    director
  20. 2018-06-05
    DAVIES, Timothy Justin resigned
    director
  21. 2018-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Wesleyan Bank Limited
  22. 2014-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2014-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSBURY COURT PRACTICE LIMITED
  24. 2014-02-17
    DAVIES, Judith Andrea appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-17
    DAVIES, Timothy Justin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Kate Pugh Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kate Pugh Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBOTSBURY COURT PRACTICE LIMITED
This company · 08899014

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kate Pugh Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Judith Andrea Daviesceased 05/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

6 Baynhall Oast Houses
Kempsey
Worcester
WR5 3PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PUGH, Kate Samantha, Dr
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-06-05
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Active
DAVIES, Judith Andrea
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned
DAVIES, Timothy Justin
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Wesleyan Bank
Wesleyan Bank Limited
A registered charge05/06/2018
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge14/04/201416/07/2018
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-07