ABBEY COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS PROPCO LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £996.2k |
| Current assets | £300.0k |
| Net assets | £53.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Burt Bros. (Hosiery) Limited
- 2021-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS PROPCO LIMITED
- 2021-03-10➕DUCE, Roland John Bernard appointeddirector
- 2021-03-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roland John Bernard Duce Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Burt Bros. (Hosiery) Burt Bros. (Hosiery) Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 30/03/2021 | — |