ABBCO CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02939260 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.1k | £9.5k |
| Current assets | £35.4k | £34.6k |
| Cash | — | £21.4k |
| Debtors | £868 | — |
| Net assets | — | £9.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-08-24➖HUNTER, Alan resigneddirector
- 2002-12-31➕HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-31➖HUNTER, Alan resignedsecretary
- 1998-02-15➕HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1998-02-15➕HUNTER, Alan appointeddirector
- 1994-06-18➕HUNTER, Stephen appointeddirector
- 1994-06-18➕HUNTER, Alan appointedsecretary
- 1994-06-18➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-06-18➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBCO CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 1994-06-15➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-06-15➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Hunter Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Alison Elizabeth Hunterceased 11/03/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
520 Chickerell Road
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1998-02-15
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HUNTER, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1994-06-18
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HUNTER, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-06-18 · resigned 2002-12-31
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-15 · resigned 1994-06-18
HUNTER, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 1998-02-15 · resigned 2003-08-24
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-15 · resigned 1994-06-18
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Recent filings (101 total)
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16