ABACUS HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01878404 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 40.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 81100SIC 81100
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 13 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · oldest 40.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-09-08
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  3. 2025-03-03
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  4. 2024-02-08
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  5. 2022-10-20
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  6. 2022-09-03
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  7. 2022-09-03
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  8. 2022-09-03
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  9. 2022-09-03
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  10. 2022-09-03
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  11. 2022-09-01
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    LANCASTER, Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-01
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    MELLSTROM, Michael Godfrey appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-01
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    DAUNCEY, Nigel David resigned
    director
  14. 2022-09-01
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    MELLSTROM, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  15. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2020-10-21
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  17. 2019-11-21
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  18. 2018-12-10
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  19. 2018-10-17
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  20. 2018-10-17
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2017-12-11
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  22. 2010-11-18
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2008-08-08
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2005-06-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1991-09-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1985-09-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1985-09-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1985-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 1985-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
14 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Abacus House Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abacus House Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABACUS HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED
This company · 01878404

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abacus House Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Paul Lancaster
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2025
Mr Nigel David Dauncey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1939 · age 87
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

11 Peace Drive
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 5NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DAUNCEY, Nigel David→
secretary
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Active
LANCASTER, Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
MELLSTROM, Michael Godfrey→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
DAUNCEY, Nigel David→
director · ~87y · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
MELLSTROM, Nicholas James→
director · ~91y · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

14
Total charges
14
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/10/2018—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/11/2010—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/08/2008—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/09/1991—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property25/09/1985—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property25/09/1985—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property25/09/1985—
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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02