ABBEY CARAVANS & LEISURE LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI056279 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-06-30
    ➕
    DUKE, Gareth Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-30
    ➖
    DUKE, James resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2011-08-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  20. 2006-02-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  21. 2005-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY CARAVANS & LEISURE LTD
  22. 2005-08-19
    ➕
    DUKE, Yvonne Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-19
    ➕
    DUKE, Yvonne Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-19
    ➕
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-08-19
    ➖
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-08-19
    ➕
    DUKE, James appointed
    director
  27. 2005-08-19
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2005-08-19
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Yvonne Margaret Duke
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-19
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

169a Uppe Newtwnards Road
Belfast
BT4 3HZ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DUKE, Yvonne Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-19
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Active
DUKE, Gareth Andrew→
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-06-30
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Active
DUKE, Yvonne Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2005-08-19
Resigned
DUKE, James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2005-08-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
Floating charge1 property05/08/2011—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Debenture2 properties20/02/200631/08/2011
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Recent filings (56 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19