ABBEY PRODUCTS (2017) LIMITED

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10504787 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-30
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£190.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25730
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 £190,525

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£191k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£233k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£47k£93k£140k£187k£233kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£245.7k£234.6k
Current assets£233.3k£218.9k
Net assets£190.5k£180.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-03-17
    ➖
    ATKINS, Neil resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-03-17
    ➖
    ATKINS, Neil resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-01-08
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    ILIFFE, Sean resigned
    director
  15. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-12-01
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2016-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY PRODUCTS (2017) LIMITED
  20. 2016-11-30
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, David Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-30
    ➕
    ATKINS, Neil appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-11-30
    ➕
    ATKINS, Neil appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-30
    ➕
    ILIFFE, Sean appointed
    director

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.)

Group structure

Avoncourt Packaging is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Avoncourt Packaging
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABBEY PRODUCTS (2017) LIMITED
This company · 10504787

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Avoncourt Packaging
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2016
Mr Ross Bateman
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730

Registered office

14 Ashville Way
Whetstone
Leicester
LE8 6NU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHAPLIN, David Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINS, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
ATKINS, Neil→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
ILIFFE, Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2019-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30