ABBEY FARM SHOWFIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12401168 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,187

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 1076% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 961% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.2k£271
Current assets£9.4k£888
Net assets£3.2k£271

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
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-03
    MOTHERSDALE, Stephen appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-03
    MOTHERSDALE, Paul resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY FARM SHOWFIELD LIMITED
  12. 2020-01-13
    MOTHERSDALE, Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Mothersdale
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Registered office

Abbey Farm
East Cliff
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MOTHERSDALE, Stephen
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-04-03
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Active
MOTHERSDALE, Paul
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-01-13 · resigned 2026-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-01-13