ABACUS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 44.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.8k | £59.0k |
| Current assets | £2.3k | £6.6k |
| Net assets | £62.8k | £59.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1993-11-01➖VIRGO, Lewis Thomas resigneddirector
- 1993-10-16➕AKHURST, Marjatta appointedsecretary
- 1993-10-16➖VIRGO, Lewis Thomas resignedsecretary
- 1982-05-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: R B Akhurst Esq
- 1980-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ronald Barwick Akhurst Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Marjatta Akhurst Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | R B Akhurst Esq | Charge | 1 property | 09/05/1982 | — |