ABLEIGH COUNTRY INN LTD

💤Zombieactive
10348054 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-26
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £6,500
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,500 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£6.5k£37.0k
Current assets£3.0k£2.0k
Net assets£6.5k£37.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-09-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-09-03
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    WARD, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-07-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2016-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLEIGH COUNTRY INN LTD
  16. 2016-08-26
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Glen appointed
    director
  17. 2016-08-26
    ➕
    WARD, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-08-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Glen Barraclough
Individual · English · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control26/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bay Horse
Parkside Road
Leeds
LS6 4NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARRACLOUGH, Glen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-26 · resigned 2018-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-02