ABBEY FARM FEEDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11120296 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-20
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees500

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
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-01-24
    BARTLETT, Frank resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-24
    BARTLETT, Pauline resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2019-09-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-07-22
    BARTLETT, Frank appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-22
    BARTLETT, Pauline appointed
    director
  22. 2019-07-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-07-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2017-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY FARM FEEDS LIMITED
  25. 2017-12-20
    BARTLETT, Barry Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-27

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Michael Bartlett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2017
Ms Nicola Shauna Evans-Wooding
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Abbey Farm
Fishers Hill
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 5QZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-27OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-02OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARTLETT, Barry Michael
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-20
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Active
BARTLETT, Frank
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2025-01-24
Resigned
BARTLETT, Pauline
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2025-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18