ABBEY INDUSTRIAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10824841 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-10-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-08-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-08-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-08-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-05-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    SADLER, Anthony Warren resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    SADLER, Avril Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    STEAD, Martin Gerald resigned
    director
  19. 2022-03-07
    ➖
    STEAD, Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-04-21
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    SADLER, Anthony Warren appointed
    director
  25. 2021-04-21
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    SADLER, Avril Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2021-01-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  27. 2017-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY INDUSTRIAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  28. 2017-06-19
    ➕
    STEAD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  29. 2017-06-19
    ➕
    STEAD, Joshua George Gerald appointed
    director
  30. 2017-06-19
    ➕
    STEAD, Martin Gerald appointed
    director
  31. 2017-06-19
    ➕
    STEAD, Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Stead
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/06/2017
Mr Joshua George Gerald Stead
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Mary Steadceased 21/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 7 Tuscany Court
Wakefield Europort
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2TZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STEAD, Christopher John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEAD, Joshua George Gerald→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SADLER, Anthony Warren→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-21 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
SADLER, Avril Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-21 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
STEAD, Martin Gerald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-06-19 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned
STEAD, Mary→
director · ~96y · appointed 2017-06-19 · resigned 2022-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03