ABINGDON DISTILLERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11780136 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-22.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,792

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k-£7k£9k£25k£41k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-22.8k£-17.2k
Current assets£56.5k£45.6k
Net assets£-22.8k£-17.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-10-07
    ➖
    BLACKLEDGE, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-07
    ➖
    HEWITT, Janice Erin resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-09-17
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    MORRIS, Jordan Lee appointed
    director
  17. 2020-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABINGDON DISTILLERY LIMITED
  21. 2019-01-22
    ➕
    BLACKLEDGE, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-22
    ➕
    HEWITT, Janice Erin appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jordan Lee Morris
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/10/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Benjamin James Blackledgeceased 07/10/2020· significant influence
  • Miss Janice Erin Hewittceased 07/10/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Abingdon Distillery Coxeter House
21-27 Ock Street
Abingdon
OX14 5AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORRIS, Jordan Lee→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKLEDGE, Benjamin James→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-01-22 · resigned 2020-10-07
Resigned
HEWITT, Janice Erin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-01-22 · resigned 2020-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-08