ABERTAWE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

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03236527 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-12
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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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
87 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,301
Net assets shrinking
Down £422 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£345£689£1k£1k£2kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.3k£1.7k
Net assets£1.3k£1.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-08-24
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  5. 2021-03-21
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  6. 2020-04-25
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  7. 2019-08-31
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  8. 2018-08-31
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  9. 2017-09-30
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  10. 2017-08-22
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-08-16
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-08-15
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-04-04
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    CALLAGHAN, June Pamela resigned
    director
  17. 2000-09-24
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    MORGAN, David Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2000-02-25
    ➖
    FISKER, Martin Allen resigned
    director
  19. 1999-09-16
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, June Pamela appointed
    director
  20. 1998-04-30
    ➖
    DINEEN, John resigned
    director
  21. 1998-04-30
    ➕
    FISKER, Martin Allen appointed
    director
  22. 1997-10-18
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    FULLAHEAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1997-10-18
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Barbara Monica resigned
    secretary
  24. 1996-08-14
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    PHILLIPS, Barbara Monica appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-08-14
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-08-14
    ➕
    DINEEN, John appointed
    director
  27. 1996-08-14
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    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERTAWE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 1996-08-12
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-08-12
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 David Martin Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence12/08/2016

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
Incorporated1996-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

5 Prospect Place
Swansea
SA1 1QP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

FULLAHEAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, David Martin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Barbara Monica→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-14 · resigned 1997-10-18
Resigned
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-12 · resigned 1996-08-14
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, June Pamela→
director · ~95y · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 2001-04-04
Resigned
DINEEN, John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-08-14 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
FISKER, Martin Allen→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-04-30 · resigned 2000-02-25
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-12 · resigned 1996-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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2025-08-19
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2025-08-19
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accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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2023-08-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-31