ABBEY TAPAS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12217459 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-20
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
£66.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £66,174

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£71
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£66.2k£57.2k
Current assets£71£282
Net assets£66.2k£57.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-01-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
    ➕
    MATERA, Giuseppe appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-19
    ➖
    MATERA, Antonio resigned
    director
  8. 2022-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-10-09
    ➖
    ASPINALL, Julia resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-09
    ➕
    MATERA, Antonio appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY TAPAS LIMITED
  21. 2019-09-20
    ➕
    ASPINALL, Julia appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-20
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    incorporation-company
    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 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Giuseppe Matera
Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1938 · age 88
50–75%
—50-75% shares19/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Antonio Materaceased 19/01/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Julia Aspinallceased 09/10/2019· 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
Incorporated2019-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

70 Woodkirk Gardens
Dewsbury
WF12 7JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MATERA, Giuseppe→
director · ~88y · appointed 2022-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASPINALL, Julia→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2019-10-09
Resigned
MATERA, Antonio→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2022-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25