ABBEY KAFTANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09195681 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-30
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£8.3k
Current assets—£12.9k
Net assets—£3.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-21
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-06-20
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    DAWODU, Olufunmilayo appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-06-20
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    DAWODU, Olufunmilayo resigned
    director
  14. 2017-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-02-01
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    DAWODU, Olufunmilayo appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-09-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY KAFTANS LIMITED
  20. 2014-08-30
    ➕
    ADELAJA, Abiodun Rebecca 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Abiodun Rebecca Adelaja
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant 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
Incorporated2014-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

159 Mossfield Road
Kearsley
Bolton
BL4 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DAWODU, Olufunmilayo→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-20
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Active
ADELAJA, Abiodun Rebecca→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWODU, Olufunmilayo→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2017-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-23