ABBOT'S WAY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12558397 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2500 | 2500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
13
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-01➕WRIGHT, Gareth Ian appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➖WRIGHT, Gareth Ian resigneddirector
- 2026-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paul Harris
- 2020-08-09➕WRIGHT, Gareth Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOT'S WAY LTD
- 2020-04-16➕PAPWORTH, Hellen Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hellen Catherine Papworth Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/04/2020 |
Mr Gareth Ian Wright Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-2-Z RESILIENCE LTD→ 08448991 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A.I.D TRAINING & OPERATIONS LIMITED→ 05744568 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ABLE 2 ACHIEVE LIMITED→ 07111584 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABLE 2 ACHIEVE TRUST LIMITED→ 07996065 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACADEMY FOR YOGA TRAINING LIMITED→ 10840102 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACADEMY OF 3D ART DECOUPAGE & CRAFT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 09717777 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACADEMY VP LTD→ 13335906 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACCELERATE DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 11459016 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACHIEVE AND NURTURE LTD→ 16486779 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACORN EDUCATION TRUST→ 07654902 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACOS MEDICAL LIMITED→ 10400922 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACT 2003 TRAINING LTD→ 03935808 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
52 St. Marys Road
Meare
Glastonbury
BA6 9SR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PAPWORTH, Hellen Catherine→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-04-16
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WRIGHT, Gareth Ian→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-04-01
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WRIGHT, Gareth Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-08-09 · resigned 2026-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Paul Harris | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/11/2020 | 13/01/2026 |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23