A.B.C. ROYALTIES CONSULTANTS LIMITED

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03012577 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (78/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2023-03-16
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  4. 2022-09-07
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  5. 2021-08-09
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  6. 2020-09-23
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  7. 2019-08-12
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  8. 2018-03-28
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  9. 2017-06-12
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  10. 2016-07-12
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  11. 2016-03-04
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  12. 2015-07-29
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  13. 2015-02-02
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  14. 2015-02-02
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  16. 2010-12-31
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    FERGUSON, Lisa Nathalie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-01-20
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    FERGUSON, Lisa Nathalie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-01-20
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    SLATER, Simon resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-12-13
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    SLATER, Simon appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-10
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    JACKSON-BASS, Richard resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-12-10
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    JACKSON-BASS, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 1999-06-04
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    HUGHES, Richard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-04
    ➕
    JACKSON-BASS, Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-06-04
    ➕
    JACKSON-BASS, Richard appointed
    director
  25. 1998-12-24
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    HUGHES, Richard Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 1996-12-16
    ➖
    ABERY, Stephen Roy resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-16
    ➕
    HUGHES, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-12-16
    ➖
    ABERY, Stephen Roy resigned
    director
  29. 1996-12-16
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    HUGHES, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 1995-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A.B.C. ROYALTIES CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  31. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    BEVIS, Christopher John appointed
    director
  32. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    ABERY, Stephen Roy appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-01-20
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    CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-01-20
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    CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    ABERY, Stephen Roy appointed
    director
  36. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1995-01-20
    ➖
    CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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 Christopher John Bevis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

38 College Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

BEVIS, Christopher John→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERY, Stephen Roy→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1996-12-16
Resigned
FERGUSON, Lisa Nathalie→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
HUGHES, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 1999-06-04
Resigned
JACKSON-BASS, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-04 · resigned 1999-12-10
Resigned
SLATER, Simon→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2003-01-20
Resigned
CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-01-20
Resigned
ABERY, Stephen Roy→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1996-12-16
Resigned
HUGHES, Richard Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 1998-12-24
Resigned
JACKSON-BASS, Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-06-04 · resigned 1999-12-10
Resigned
CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
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2025-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
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accounts · AA
2019-08-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-28