ABBOTS WAY LEISURE GARDENS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12430209 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-01-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£65.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£65k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.0k | £65.0k |
| Current assets | £7.6k | £8.3k |
| Net assets | £65.0k | £65.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05➖PAYNE, Ronald resigneddirector
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30➖PRETTY, Timothy William resigneddirector
- 2020-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTS WAY LEISURE GARDENS LIMITED
- 2020-01-28➕DARBY, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28➕MILLER, Shirley Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28➕MILLER, William Bruce appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28➕PAYNE, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28➕PRETTY, Timothy William appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
65 Abbots Way
Beckenham
BR3 3SE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
DARBY, Julie Ann→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Shirley Ann→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, William Bruce→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAYNE, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2020-01-28 · resigned 2026-02-05
PRETTY, Timothy William→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2020-01-28 · resigned 2020-11-30
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12