ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19➖DOCKEY, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17➕ELLERTON-GOLDSMITH, Linda appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-02-03➕DOCKEY, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2023-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2023-01-31➕NELLIS, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-01-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Anthony Nellis Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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