ABBEYSONS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-04-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2017-03-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-03-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited
- 2016-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYSONS LIMITED
- 2016-11-29➕HUSSAIN, Abid appointeddirector
- 2016-11-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abid Hussain Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC / Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/03/2017 | — |