ABBEY REFRESHMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11024040 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£84.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £84,583
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,871 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£85k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £88.1k | £98.8k |
| Current assets | £102.6k | £106.1k |
| Net assets | £84.6k | £90.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-26➕TAYLOR, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY REFRESHMENTS LTD
- 2017-10-20➕ROWE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2017-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Rowe Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABBEY 24X7 LIMITED→ 14562543 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADAMS AND MACK LIMITED→ 13863331 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAMS BRONZE LIMITED→ 11308004 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADNIL'S DESIGN LIMITED→ 15775848 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANTEC MARITIME LIMITED→ 14936545 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALDERKEY LIMITED→ 02910829 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| ALL UNDER ONE WOOF LTD→ 09261667 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ALLER VALE GARAGE (COX BROS.) LIMITED→ 01604227 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| ALPI BOTANIC LTD→ 17020917 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALPI GARDEN LTD→ 17021125 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
23 Harts Close
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 9HG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROWE, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Susan Jane→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-02-26
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-10-31