ABBOT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09719992 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-05
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-07
    KENCH, Abigail appointed
    secretary
  13. 2015-10-07
    KENCH, Abigail resigned
    director
  14. 2015-10-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2015-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2015-08-05
    KENCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2015-08-05
    KENCH, Abigail appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Abigail Kench
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
2550%
25-50% shares04/08/2016
Mr Andrew Kench
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares04/08/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

7 Barn Park Close
Ipplepen
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 5SZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KENCH, Abigail
secretary · appointed 2015-10-07
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Active
KENCH, Andrew
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-05
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Active
KENCH, Abigail
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-05 · resigned 2015-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07