ABBEYBRIGHT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
09516887 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: medium (74/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Justin Sinclair appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-10-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Gareth Sinclair appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Justin Sinclair appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-08
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, John Sinclair resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-22
    ➖
    KELFORD, Robert Stephen, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, John Sinclair appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYBRIGHT LTD.
  23. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    KELFORD, Robert Stephen, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Justin Sinclair Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2023
Mr Gareth Sinclair Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Barlow Andrews Llp Carlyle House
78 Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 4BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Justin Sinclair→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-08
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Active
WILLIAMS, Gareth Sinclair→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-10-08
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Active
WILLIAMS, Justin Sinclair→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-08
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Active
KELFORD, Robert Stephen, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
WILLIAMS, John Sinclair→
director · ~84y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2015-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18