ABBOTT UTILITIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14000031 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-24
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
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
50
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 · accounting standard unknown
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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-31
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-09-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-09-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-04-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2022-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT UTILITIES LIMITED
  14. 2022-03-24
    ABBOTT, Shane appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sian Jewell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control24/03/2022
Mr Shane Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

Unit 4 Seaton Park 36 William Prance Road
Derriford
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 5WR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABBOTT, Shane
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-03-24
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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-13