ABBEY BUILDING HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11740314 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees600600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-19
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-02-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-02-21
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-02-21
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    address · AD01
  16. 2018-12-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY BUILDING HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2018-12-24
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    CONWAY, Adam Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-24
    ➕
    GREEN, Philip Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2018-12-24
    ➕
    NICOL, Beverley Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-24
    ➕
    NICOL, Carl appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-24
    ➕
    NICOL, Kirk James appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kirk James Nicol
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 11 Cottage Lane Industrial Estate Swannington Road
Broughton Astley
Leicester
LE9 6TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

CONWAY, Adam Stephen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-12-24
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Active
GREEN, Philip Stuart→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-24
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Active
NICOL, Beverley Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-12-24
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Active
NICOL, Carl→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOL, Kirk James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-12-24
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21