ABBEY LABORATORY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC227760 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-05
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 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,011
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,530 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.0k£19.5k
Current assets£13.9k£22.5k
Net assets£5.0k£19.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-12
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    KEENAN, Tracy Helen appointed
    director
  6. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-08-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2005-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    KEENAN, Tracy Helen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    KEENAN, John appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-04
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-03-04
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY LABORATORY LIMITED
  24. 2002-02-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-02-05
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KEENAN, Tracy Helen (same surname) appointed 2023-03-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mr John Keenan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2002-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

80 Causeyside Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1YP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KEENAN, Tracy Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-04
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Active
KEENAN, John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-03-04
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Active
KEENAN, Tracy Helen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-03-12
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/03/200511/08/2022

Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-07