ABBOTTS EVENT HIRE LTD
💤Zombieactive
12117267 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-23
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
£340.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.5y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £340,686
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7
Net Worth
£341k
Current Assets
£187k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £577.5k |
| Current assets | £187.3k |
| Cash | £7 |
| Debtors | £81.9k |
| Net assets | £340.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14➖ABBOTT, Stephen Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Swif Smaller Loans Limited Partnership
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-24➖ABBOTT, Catherine Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-02-14➖ABBOTT, Mark David resigneddirector
- 2019-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTTS EVENT HIRE LTD
- 2019-07-23➕ABBOTT, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23➕ABBOTT, Catherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23➕ABBOTT, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23➕ABBOTT, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
S & R Abbott Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
S & R Abbott Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABBOTTS EVENT HIRE LTD
This company · 12117267
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S & R Abbott Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Abbotts (S.W.) Limitedceased 31/12/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 17 Barncoose Industrial Estate
Barncoose
Redruth
TR15 3RQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ABBOTT, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABBOTT, Catherine Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2020-02-24
ABBOTT, Mark David→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2020-02-14
ABBOTT, Stephen Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2025-10-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Swif Smaller Loans Partnership Swif Smaller Loans Limited Partnership | A registered charge | — | 30/11/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-30