ABINGDON EVENTS PARTNERSHIP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13559195 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-11
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABINGDON EVENTS PARTNERSHIP LTD
- 2021-08-11➕BROWN, Heather Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-08-11➕RYAN, Stuart Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-08-11➕TOWNSEND, Paul Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2021-08-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Geoffrey Townsend Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/01/2026 |
Ms Heather Anne Brown Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/08/2021 |
Mr Stuart Adam Ryan Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Geoffrey Townsendceased 11/01/2026· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| BATH BASKETBALL C.I.C.→ 14849770 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
9 White Hart Walk
Faringdon
Oxon
SN7 7JR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Heather Anne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Stuart Adam→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOWNSEND, Paul Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-11