ABERCLAY HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11222378 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-14
    STEVENEY, Marcus Tarquin resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-07-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2018-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERCLAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
  14. 2018-02-23
    GRANT, Trevor Michael appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-02-23
    GRANT, Trevor Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-23
    STEVENEY, Marcus Tarquin appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Marcus Tarquin Steveney
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2018
Mr Trevor Michael Grant
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Kings Meadow
Oxford
OX2 0DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRANT, Trevor Michael
secretary · appointed 2018-02-23
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Active
GRANT, Trevor Michael
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-23
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Active
STEVENEY, Marcus Tarquin
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-23 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-27