ABBEY ROAD FRAMING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09117274 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-04
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
£30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
31 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,420

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£30.4k
Current assets£43.2k
Net assets£30.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-03-09
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-03-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-08
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    MATHEW-JONES, Hugh Robert appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-10-07
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-10-07
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    RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson resigned
    director
  17. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY ROAD FRAMING LTD
  21. 2014-07-04
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Eunice Lorraine Mcneil appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-04
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-07-04
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson 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 72 — 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 72 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eunice Lorraine Mcneil Richards
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rodney Sebastian Wilson Richardsceased 08/10/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

27 Donne Place
London
SW3 2NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MATHEW-JONES, Hugh Robert→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Eunice Lorraine Mcneil→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2020-10-07
Resigned
RICHARDS, Rodney Sebastian Wilson→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2020-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-09