ABBOTT AND WILDE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11445182 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-03
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£32.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47770SIC 47770
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £32,218
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.4k | £18.1k |
| Current assets | £37.5k | £25.8k |
| Net assets | £32.2k | £31.1k |
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTT AND WILDE LIMITED
- 2018-07-03➕ABBOTT, Marcus Vardon appointeddirector
- 2018-07-03➕MACEACHEN, Emily appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-01: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-10-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marcus Vardon Abbott Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 50–75% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/07/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Susan Margaret Abbottceased 03/11/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Jasmine Cottage Long Lane
Shepherdswell
Dover
CT15 7LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ABBOTT, Marcus Vardon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-07-03
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MACEACHEN, Emily→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-07-03
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19