ABBOTTS LEISURE PARKS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10849066 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,268,005
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.0m
Net Worth
£2.3m
Current Assets
£1.6m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.27M | — |
| Current assets | £1.59M | — |
| Cash | £1.04M | — |
| Debtors | £538.4k | — |
| Net assets | £2.27M | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-10-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-10-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTTS LEISURE PARKS LTD
- 2017-07-04➕ABBOTT, Donna appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-04➕ABBOTT, Donna appointeddirector
- 2017-07-04➕ABBOTT, Michael Spencer appointeddirector
- 2017-07-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Spencer Abbott Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/07/2017 |
Mrs Donna Marie Abbott Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Registered office
Pettitts Church Road
Reedham
Norwich
NR13 3UA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ABBOTT, Donna→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABBOTT, Michael Spencer→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-04
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/10/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-10-28