ABBEY INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09582330 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-08
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£161.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £161,197
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,599 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£161k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£35k£69k£104k£138k£173kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£140.0k£474.0k
Current assets£16.2k£56.3k
Net assets£161.2k£172.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-17
    ➖
    MULLER, Pieter Jacobus resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-01
    ➕
    MULLER, Pieter Jacobus appointed
    director
  12. 2022-06-01
    ➖
    VIVIERS, Gareth Denis resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-03-09
    ➕
    VIVIERS, Gareth Denis appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    HUME, Carin appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-01
    ➖
    ROSS, Alistair resigned
    director
  23. 2015-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY INTERNATIONAL LTD
  24. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    ROSS, Alistair 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carin Hume
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant 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
Incorporated2015-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

9 Bulkeley Avenue
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 3LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUME, Carin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
MULLER, Pieter Jacobus→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
ROSS, Alistair→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
VIVIERS, Gareth Denis→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-09 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08