ABFIELD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02756174 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£513
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £513
Net assets shrinking
Down £788 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£513
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£513
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£260£520£781£1k£1kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£513£1.3k
Current assets£513£1.3k
Net assets£513£1.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-01-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-06-18
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    OLD, Adam resigned
    director
  12. 2019-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-02-10
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    OLD, Adam appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-10-02
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    ROSSI -MARRINER, Zelda appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-10-02
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Rachel resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-08-01
    ➕
    ROSSI, Dieter appointed
    director
  22. 2001-07-01
    ➖
    ROSSI, Dieter resigned
    director
  23. 1999-06-01
    ➖
    WARBURTON, David resigned
    director
  24. 1995-10-01
    ➕
    ROSSI, Dieter appointed
    director
  25. 1994-11-10
    ➖
    DYSON, Julian resigned
    director
  26. 1994-11-01
    ➕
    WARBURTON, David appointed
    director
  27. 1993-09-01
    ➕
    ROSSI-MARRINER, Zelda appointed
    director
  28. 1992-10-23
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  29. 1992-10-23
    ➖
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1992-10-23
    ➕
    DYSON, Julian appointed
    director
  31. 1992-10-23
    ➖
    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1992-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABFIELD LIMITED
  33. 1992-10-15
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1992-10-15
    ➕
    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zelda Rossi-Marriner
Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated1992-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Lapwing Cottage
1 Meadow Vale Pulham
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ROSSI -MARRINER, Zelda→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSSI, Dieter→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSSI-MARRINER, Zelda→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOLLY, Rachel→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 2009-10-02
Resigned
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-10-15 · resigned 1992-10-23
Resigned
DYSON, Julian→
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 1994-11-10
Resigned
OLD, Adam→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-02-10 · resigned 2019-06-18
Resigned
ROSSI, Dieter→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
WARBURTON, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1999-06-01
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-10-15 · resigned 1992-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-14