ABBANOY LOGISTICS LIMITED

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SC229352 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
89 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,810

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£61k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£703
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£61k-£48k-£36k-£24k-£11k£893Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-2.5k£-2.4k
Current assets£703£893
Net assets£-60.8k£-45.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-15
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  5. 2024-12-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2024-11-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-06
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2019-09-25
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    address · RP05
  14. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-18
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  16. 2019-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2015-01-07
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    SIMPSON, Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2013-02-25
    ➖
    MACDONALDS SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2002-12-09
    ➖
    DYKES, Jonathan Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    BASCETTA, Emanuele appointed
    director
  22. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    DYKES, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    WHITE, Joyce Helen resigned
    director
  25. 2002-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2002-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBANOY LOGISTICS LIMITED
  27. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    MACDONALDS SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-03-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    WHITE, Joyce Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-03-19
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Emanuele Bascetta
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Mary Bascetta
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

SC229352: COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Edinburgh
EH7 9HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BASCETTA, Emanuele→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALDS SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2013-02-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned
DYKES, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-12-09
Resigned
SIMPSON, Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2015-01-07
Resigned
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property16/05/2002—
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-12-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-12-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30