ABODE MANCHESTER 5 LTD

💤Zombieactive
11799230 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-31
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (75/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-12-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABODE MANCHESTER 5 LTD
  18. 2019-01-31
    LADSON, Ashley James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-01-31
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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 7 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.)

Group structure

Abode Manchester Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Abode Manchester Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
ABODE MANCHESTER 5 LTD
This company · 11799230

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abode Manchester Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence07/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ashley James Ladsonceased 07/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Colony
Altrincham Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LADSON, Ashley James
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-31
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-18