ABM ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03040297 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £26,636
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,204 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£27k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.4k | £55.1k |
| Current assets | £42.2k | £59.8k |
| Net assets | £26.6k | £34.8k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-07➕BHARADWA, Chetna appointeddirector
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21➖MODI, Kanak Anil resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1995-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABM ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
- 1995-03-31➕MODI, Anil Bhagwanji appointeddirector
- 1995-03-31➕MODI, Kanak Anil appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-31➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-31➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-03-31➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Chetna Bharadwa Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anil Bhagwanji Modiceased 19/02/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy
Registered office
11 Cuckoo Hill Road
Pinner
HA5 1AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BHARADWA, Chetna→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-07-07
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MODI, Anil Bhagwanji→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-31
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MODI, Kanak Anil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2019-03-21
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 1995-03-31
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 1995-03-31
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Recent filings (76 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17