ABODE SPRAY SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12676709 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£28.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,265
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 7730% YoY
Current Assets
£109k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£118kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£41.3k£18.8k
Current assets£108.9k£118.2k
Cash£46.1k£77.8k
Debtors£8.2k£480
Net assets£28.3k£361

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    KERSLAKE, Anna Marie resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-05
    KERSLAKE, Anna Marie appointed
    director
  11. 2023-12-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABODE SPRAY SUPPLIES LTD
  16. 2020-06-17
    BOURNE, Jamie appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-17
    📄
    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Bourne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Anna Marie Kerslakeceased 08/05/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 The Yard
Friday Street, Christian Malford
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 4BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOURNE, Jamie
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-06-17
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Active
KERSLAKE, Anna Marie
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-12-05 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-29