ABBEY APPLE A LTD

💤Zombieactive
12476208 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-21
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 20 → 21
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2021
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-09-30
    WILLIAMS, Vaughan John resigned
    director
  13. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-07-27
    PORTSMOUTH, Ben appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY APPLE A LTD
  18. 2020-02-21
    WILLIAMS, Vaughan John appointed
    director
  19. 2020-02-21
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    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 Ben Portsmouth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares30/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Vaughan John Williamsceased 30/03/2020· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Nort Hatley Halls Lane
Waltham St. Lawrence
Reading
Berkshire
RG10 0JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PORTSMOUTH, Ben
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-07-27
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Active
WILLIAMS, Vaughan John
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-02-21 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-20