ABBEY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14303802 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-18
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

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, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,072

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£512£1k£2k£2k£3kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.1k—
Current assets£2.6k—
Net assets£2.1k—

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-23
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Brandon appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-23
    ➖
    COHEN, Neil Stuart resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2025-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2023-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2023-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2022-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-12-01
    ➕
    POLLITT, Chloe appointed
    director
  25. 2022-12-01
    ➖
    POLLITT, Chloe resigned
    director
  26. 2022-12-01
    ➖
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  27. 2022-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2022-08-18
    ➕
    COHEN, Neil Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2022-08-18
    ➕
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  30. 2022-08-18
    ➕
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  31. 2022-08-18
    ➖
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brandon Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/10/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Neil Cohenceased 23/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 01/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 18/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Criterion House
40 Parkway
Chelmsford
CM2 7PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Brandon→
director · ~23y · appointed 2025-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COHEN, Neil Stuart→
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-08-18 · resigned 2025-10-23
Resigned
POLLITT, Chloe→
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-12-01 · resigned 2022-12-01
Resigned
SYMES, Darren→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-08-18 · resigned 2022-12-01
Resigned
SYMES, Darren→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-08-18 · resigned 2022-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17