ABBIGATE NW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04890283 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-10
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-02-08
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-02-08
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-02-01
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    OPTIMUM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS NW LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2016-07-06
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    address · AD03
  15. 2015-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2003-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBIGATE NW LIMITED
  18. 2003-09-08
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    ROGERS, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2003-09-08
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    OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-09-08
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    OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-09-08
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    OPTIMUM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS NW LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-09-08
    ➖
    OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Ms Lesley Anne Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Penny Lane Business Centre
374 Smithdown Road
Liverpool
L15 5AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROGERS, Lesley Anne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
OPTIMUM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS NW LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-20