ABI MASTERSON CONSULTING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03492854 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-09
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,433
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 212% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.4k£1.1k
Current assets£21.6k£38.5k
Cash£21.6k£24.7k
Debtors—£13.8k
Net assets£3.4k£1.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-09
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    MONTGOMERY SWANN SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2018-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2003-06-17
    ➖
    FORBES, Richard Nicol resigned
    director
  19. 2003-05-13
    ➖
    FORBES, Richard Nicol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-05-13
    ➕
    MONTGOMERY SWANN SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1998-09-01
    ➕
    FORBES, Richard Nicol appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-09-01
    ➕
    FORBES, Richard Nicol appointed
    director
  23. 1998-08-31
    ➖
    RUMSEY, Michele Anne resigned
    secretary
  24. 1998-08-31
    ➖
    RUMSEY, Michele Anne resigned
    director
  25. 1998-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABI MASTERSON CONSULTING LTD.
  26. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    MASTERSON, Abigail Harriet Rosalind, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    RUMSEY, Michele Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    RUMSEY, Michele Anne appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MASTERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Dr Abigail Harriet Rosalind Masterson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

237 Westcombe Hill
London
SE3 7DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MASTERSON, Abigail Harriet Rosalind, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES, Richard Nicol→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2003-05-13
Resigned
RUMSEY, Michele Anne→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-09 · resigned 1998-08-31
Resigned
MONTGOMERY SWANN SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2018-10-09
Resigned
FORBES, Richard Nicol→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned
RUMSEY, Michele Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-01-09 · resigned 1998-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10