ABBEYSMART LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13504440 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-526
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £526
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,721 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£526
↓ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.0k | £37.5k |
| Current assets | £17.5k | £20.5k |
| Net assets | £-526 | £5.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-19➕COLEMAN, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2022-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYSMART LTD
- 2021-07-09➕FORSON, Granger Stuart Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-09📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Granger Stuart Alan Forson Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
9 Baptist Close
Abbeymead
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 5GD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COLEMAN, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSON, Granger Stuart Alan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-09