ABBEY INNS (BELL) LTD

🌱Startupactive
16570703 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY INNS (BELL) LTD
  2. 2025-07-09
    MORGAN, Alan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-07-09
    MORGAN, Simon Lewis appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-09
    MORGAN, Susan appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MORGAN, Simon Lewis (same surname) appointed 2025-07-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/07/2025
Mrs Susan Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/07/2025
Mr Simon Lewis Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/07/2025

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
Incorporated2025-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Unit D2 Southgate
Commerce Park
Frome
BA11 2RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MORGAN, Alan
director · ~79y · appointed 2025-07-09
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Active
MORGAN, Simon Lewis
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-07-09
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Active
MORGAN, Susan
director · ~79y · appointed 2025-07-09
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-09