ABBEY LEGAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12601031 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,864
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,597 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.9k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £40.6k | £24.3k |
| Net assets | £1.9k | £3.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09➖KHAN, Farhan Rashid resigneddirector
- 2021-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY LEGAL LIMITED
- 2020-05-13➕KHAN, Firaaz Mohammed appointeddirector
- 2020-05-13➕KHAN, Sarfraz appointeddirector
- 2020-05-13➕KHAN, Farhan Rashid appointeddirector
- 2020-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Firaaz Mohammed Khan Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/05/2020 |
Mr Sarfraz Khan Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
18-20 Commonside
Sheffield
S10 1GB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KHAN, Firaaz Mohammed→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHAN, Sarfraz→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHAN, Farhan Rashid→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-13 · resigned 2021-07-09
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-13