ABBEY HOUSE (ST ALBANS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12078038 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-01
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-01-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2022-01-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2021-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-12-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-09-01
    COETZEE, Russell Steven appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-01
    VAZANA, Odelya, Ms. resigned
    director
  19. 2021-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-03-31
    FRISCH, Erez resigned
    director
  22. 2020-01-30
    VAZANA, Odelya, Ms. appointed
    director
  23. 2019-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY HOUSE (ST ALBANS) LIMITED
  24. 2019-07-01
    FRISCH, Erez appointed
    director

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.)

Group structure

Griffiths Way Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Griffiths Way Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBEY HOUSE (ST ALBANS) LIMITED
This company · 12078038

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Griffiths Way Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2nd Floor Kingsbourne House
229-231 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COETZEE, Russell Steven
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-01
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Active
FRISCH, Erez
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
VAZANA, Odelya, Ms.
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-30 · resigned 2021-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-19