ABBEY FINANCE LIMITED

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09062678 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,503
Net assets shrinking
Down £139,601 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£103k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£205k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£187k£375k£562k£749k£937kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.1k£150.7k
Current assets£204.9k£936.8k
Cash£102.6k£136.8k
Debtors£102.3k£800.0k
Net assets£8.5k£148.1k

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-14
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-22
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-02
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-07-31
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    HAKIM, Azra Ramsay resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-03-03
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    MAYASSI, Zein Kenneth Thompson resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-01
    ➕
    HAKIM, Azra Ramsay appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY FINANCE LIMITED
  20. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    FARFOORY, Yacob Jackey appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-29
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    MAYASSI, Zein Kenneth Thompson 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 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 Yacob Jackey Farfoory
Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

22 Snaresbrook Drive
Stanmore
HA7 4QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FARFOORY, Yacob Jackey→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAKIM, Azra Ramsay→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-29
Resigned
MAYASSI, Zein Kenneth Thompson→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-23