ABBEY SALES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11758683 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY SALES LIMITED
- 2019-01-09➕GREGORY, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09➕GREGORY, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09➕GREGORY, Shaun Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elaine Gregory Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/11/2024 |
Mr Paul David Gregory Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
55 Dunmoor Grove Ingleby Barwick
Stockton On Tees
TS17 0QW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GREGORY, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREGORY, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREGORY, Shaun Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01