ABBEY BAZAAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09303244 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£44.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,036

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£63k£94k£126k£157kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£53.6k£43.0k
Current assets£156.9k£106.1k
Net assets£44.0k£24.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-23
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    JARDINE, Daniel resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-05-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    JARDINE, Laura appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    JARDINE, Daniel appointed
    director
  15. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY BAZAAR LIMITED
  21. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    JARDINE, Judith Dawn appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    JARDINE, Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Dawn Jardine
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/11/2016
Mr Keith Jardine
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 33 Empire Industrial Park
Brickyard Road
Aldridge
West Midlands
WS9 8UY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JARDINE, Judith Dawn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-10
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Active
JARDINE, Keith→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-10
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Active
JARDINE, Laura→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JARDINE, Daniel→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-05-01 · resigned 2025-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-05