ABBIE JADE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11700772 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-28
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (62/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees1

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBIE JADE LIMITED
  17. 2018-11-28
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    KEENAN, Abbie appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Crowwood Equestrian
Holme Road
Burnley
BB12 0RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEENAN, Abbie→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-11-28
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26