ABBOTS LEIGH DAIRY LIMITED

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09082106 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-82.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10512SIC 10512
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £82,698
Very low cash
Cash position: £28
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
-£83k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£83k£151k£385k£619k£853k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.65M£1.65M
Current assets£1.09M£1.09M
Cash£28£210
Debtors£1.09M£1.09M
Net assets£-82.7k£-80.2k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2021-12-29
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  6. 2020-12-27
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2018-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-12
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTS LEIGH DAIRY LIMITED
  16. 2014-06-11
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    MICHAEL, Maria George appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-06-11
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    MICHAEL, Maria George appointed
    director
  18. 2014-06-11
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    MICHAEL, Michael John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-11
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Michael John Michael
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

Haberfield Park Farm Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MICHAEL, Maria George→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-11
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MICHAEL, Maria George→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-06-11
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MICHAEL, Michael John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-11
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-24