ABBEY MANOR (BUILDWAS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11344642 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-03
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-396.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £396,738
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£397k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 198% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.1k | £125.4k |
| Current assets | £4.3k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £-396.7k | £-369.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: James Paul Cannon
- 2019-07-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY MANOR (BUILDWAS) LIMITED
- 2018-05-03➕WILLIAMS, Darren, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Christothea Maria Constandinou-Williams Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2019 |
Dr Darren Williams Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/05/2018 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1DG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Darren, Dr→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-03
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | James Paul Cannon / James Eric Cannon / Joyce Teresa Cannon / Tabbatha Sharon Cannon | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 09/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-03