ABBEY ACCOUNTING & BOOK-KEEPING LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-07-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY ACCOUNTING & BOOK-KEEPING LIMITED
- 2023-10-30➕DARROCH, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-30➕DARROCH, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-07-15: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Darroch Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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