ABBYCON LTD
🌳Matureactive
09224710 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
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. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,353
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£33k
Current Assets
£44k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.5k |
| Current assets | £44.2k |
| Net assets | £-33.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-03-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20➕STEVENSON, Colin appointeddirector
- 2020-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBYCON LTD
- 2014-09-18➕STEVENSON, Julie Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/02/2023 |
Mrs Julie Elizabeth Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
Unit 9 Ignite House, Enterprise Centre
Springwood Drive
Braintree
CM7 2YN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEVENSON, Colin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEVENSON, Julie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22