ABR TOYS & STATIONARY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10059277 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees3300

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-10-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2019-10-15
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-10-15
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    capital · SH08
  16. 2019-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-09-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-08-05
    BROOME, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2016-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABR TOYS & STATIONARY LIMITED
  20. 2016-03-12
    BROOME, Lee appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-12
    BROOME, Paul Anthony 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

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
Mr Lee Broome
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Anthony Broomeceased 19/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

97 Alderley Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 1PT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROOME, Lee
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-12
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Active
BROOME, Paul Anthony
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-12 · resigned 2019-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06