ABBEY PARK SHELTERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12482078 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-17➖WAREING, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30➕CRADDOCK, Christian appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY PARK SHELTERS LIMITED
- 2020-02-25➕CRADDOCK, Alan appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25➕WAREING, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christian Craddock Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Alan Craddockceased 01/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Opus Studios Station Road
Claverdon
Warwick
CV35 8PH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRADDOCK, Alan→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2020-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRADDOCK, Christian→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAREING, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-02-25 · resigned 2024-07-17
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-06