ABBI CHAPEL BRIDAL LTD
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-87.2k | £-46.1k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £64.4k |
| Cash | £7.2k | £3.0k |
| Debtors | £139 | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £-87.2k | £-46.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-07📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBI CHAPEL BRIDAL LTD
- 2015-01-12➕TURTON, Cheryl appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-06
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Cheryl Turton Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 12/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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