ABOTTS WOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
12518105 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-16
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£99.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,690
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,993 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£99.7k£107.7k
Current assets£57.4k£65.2k
Net assets£99.7k£107.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-19
    BELLIKLI, Neset Can appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-19
    TEKCAN, Savas resigned
    director
  10. 2024-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOTTS WOOD LTD
  22. 2020-03-16
    TEKCAN, Savas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neset Can Bellikli
Individual · British · DOB 07/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Savas Tekcanceased 19/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

C/O Mf Accountants
Sun Street
Waltham Abbey
EN9 1EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BELLIKLI, Neset Can
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-19
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Active
TEKCAN, Savas
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-03-16 · resigned 2024-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19