ABBOTSFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC696346 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£26.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Worth a lookProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
19 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 3.3y
5/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £26,055
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.1k |
| Current assets | £18.6k |
| Net assets | £26.1k |
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.
See pricing →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 (47 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-13🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-05-12🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-05-12🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-03🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-03🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-03🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-04-02🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-03-21🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2025-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2024-12-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-01-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTSFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2021-04-21➕BOYD, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
2 med · 1 low3 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-05-13: A registered charge; 2025-05-12: A registered charge; 2025-05-12: A registered charge
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
15 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Boyd Individual · British · DOB 02/1995 · age 31 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A.B.G. (CONTINENTAL( RESTAURANTS LIMITED→ SC047171 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | — | — |
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| AAUU LTD→ SC764706 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS (CHAPELTON) LTD→ SC882925 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACCW PROPERTIES LTD→ SC864186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
6 Ashburton Park
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 8PX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
19
Total charges
15
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 03/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 14 properties | 10/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2024 | 09/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2023 | 27/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2023 | 27/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/01/2023 | 27/11/2023 |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-03
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