ABBEY CONSERVATORIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13353124 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-23
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-12
    RUSHTON, Hayden appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-12
    STUART, James Alexander resigned
    director
  13. 2023-05-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-01-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2022-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2021-07-02
    STUART, James Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2021-07-02
    WHITEHEAD, Neil resigned
    director
  22. 2021-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY CONSERVATORIES LIMITED
  23. 2021-04-23
    WHITEHEAD, Neil appointed
    director
  24. 2021-04-23
    📄
    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 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Group structure

Tpf Holdings (Thames Valley) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Tpf Holdings (Thames Valley) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBEY CONSERVATORIES LIMITED
This company · 13353124

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tpf Holdings (Thames Valley) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Alexander Stuartceased 02/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Neil Whiteheadceased 02/07/2021· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Britannia House
Kimberley Road
Clevedon
BS21 6QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RUSHTON, Hayden
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, James Alexander
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-07-02 · resigned 2024-03-12
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Neil
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-23 · resigned 2021-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-17