ABBOTTSFORD LTD

💤Zombieactive

11925076 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-04

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-6.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £6,939

Very low cash

Cash position: £40

Cash draining

Cash down 52% YoY

Cash YoY

-52%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£40

↓ 52% YoY

Net Worth

-£7k

↓ 48% YoY

Current Assets

£68k

↓ 1.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£33.1k	£35.3k
Current assets	£68.1k	£69.1k
Cash	£40	£84
Debtors	£68.1k	£69.0k
Net assets	£-6.9k	£-4.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts · AAMD
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-24
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officers · TM01
2021-04-04
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BARNETT, David resigned
director
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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address · AD01
2021-03-04
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officers · AP01
2021-03-03
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NORTH, Simon appointed
director
2019-09-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-29
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officers · CH01
2019-08-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-04-04
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Company incorporated
As ABBOTTSFORD LTD
2019-04-04
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BARNETT, David appointed
director
2019-04-04
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Simon North Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Barnettceased 04/04/2021· 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

Incorporated2019-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Millars 3 South Mill Road Bishops Stortford

Southmill Road

Bishop's Stortford

Hertfordshire

CM23 3DH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NORTH, Simon→

director · ~68y · appointed 2021-03-03

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Active

BARNETT, David→

director · ~76y · appointed 2019-04-04 · resigned 2021-04-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-06

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2023-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-01-31

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-08-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-08-24

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officers · TM01

2021-08-24