ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14628992 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-31
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees16000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
    DOCKEY, Matthew resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-17
    ELLERTON-GOLDSMITH, Linda appointed
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-02-03
    DOCKEY, Matthew appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  10. 2023-01-31
    NELLIS, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-31
    📄
    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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Richard Anthony Nellis
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

8 Whorlton Road
Riverside Park Industrial Estate
Middlesbrough
TS2 1QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ELLERTON-GOLDSMITH, Linda
secretary · appointed 2024-07-17
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Active
NELLIS, Richard Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-31
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Active
DOCKEY, Matthew
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-02-03 · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-31