ABBOTS ALLIANCE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15660701 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-19
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
12 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees0

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-26
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  5. 2024-07-26
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  6. 2024-07-26
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  7. 2024-07-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-07-25
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  9. 2024-07-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTS ALLIANCE LIMITED
  11. 2024-04-19
    COLE, Stuart Peter appointed
    director
  12. 2024-04-19
    LITTLEWOOD, Joseph Alexander appointed
    director
  13. 2024-04-19
    PLATT, Christopher Jamie appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-19
    RAE, Robert Stuart appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-07-26: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher Jamie Platt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control19/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 6 Abbots Park Monks Way
Preston Brook
Runcorn
WA7 3GH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

COLE, Stuart Peter
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active
LITTLEWOOD, Joseph Alexander
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active
PLATT, Christopher Jamie
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active
RAE, Robert Stuart
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-07-26
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-07-26
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-07-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-07-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-19