ABBATT RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02152129 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-31
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
90 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-21
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    MERVIS, Vivienne resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-02-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1987-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBATT RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS 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 71 — 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 71 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Toper
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7 Milbanke Court
Milbanke Way
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 1RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TOPER, Stuart→
director · ~71y
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Active
MERVIS, Vivienne→
secretary · resigned 2022-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10