ABNEY AND BAKER LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k | £8.6k |
| Current assets | £38.4k | £144.7k |
| Net assets | £20 | £8.6k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-20📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-05-20📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-08-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-08-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-21📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2020-03-10➕WILLIS, Lucy appointeddirector
- 2015-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABNEY AND BAKER LIMITED
- 2015-05-28➕WILLIS, Ian Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Ryecroft Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryecroft Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Mark Willisceased 18/06/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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