ABACUS COMPUTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02084642 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-17
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 1992-05-01
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    DURTNALL, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  17. 1992-05-01
    ➖
    PAYNE, Brian George resigned
    director
  18. 1986-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS COMPUTING LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 76 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 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Raymond Pollard
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1986-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

36 Vale Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 1DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

POLLARD, Jane Minola→
secretary
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Active
POLLARD, Keith Raymond→
director · ~76y
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Active
DURTNALL, Alan Robert→
director · ~84y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Brian George→
director · ~77y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14