ABIGAIL HAYES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09810480 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£39.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (70/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
23 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £39,546

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£40k
Current Assets
£58k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£40.3k
Current assets£57.5k
Net assets£39.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2015-10-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2015-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIGAIL HAYES LIMITED
  14. 2015-10-05
    HAYES, Abigail appointed
    director
  15. 2015-10-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Abigail Hayes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares04/10/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

246 Linen Hall 162-168 Regent Street
London
W1B 5TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAYES, Abigail
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-05
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-21