ABACUS MAIN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03597541 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-14
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£18.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £18,681
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.2k | £20.7k |
| Current assets | £8.9k | £14.0k |
| Net assets | £18.7k | £16.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-01➕GARDNER, Suthisa Pattikapong appointeddirector
- 2008-04-01➖GARDNER, Shem resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-01➖GARDNER, Shem resigneddirector
- 1999-09-14➖GARDNER, Grant resignedsecretary
- 1999-09-14➕GARDNER, Shem appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-21➕GARDNER, Grant appointeddirector
- 1998-07-21➕GARDNER, Grant appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-21➕GARDNER, Shem appointeddirector
- 1998-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS MAIN LIMITED
- 1998-07-14➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-14➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-14➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-07-14➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +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 68. 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 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
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 Suthisa Pattikapong Gardner Individual · Thai · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Grant Gardnerceased 01/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services
Registered office
88c Hoddern Avenue
Peacehaven
East Sussex
BN10 7QU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GARDNER, Grant→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDNER, Suthisa Pattikapong→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARDNER, Grant→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-07-21 · resigned 1999-09-14
GARDNER, Shem→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-14 · resigned 2008-04-01
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1998-07-14
GARDNER, Shem→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1998-07-21 · resigned 2008-04-01
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1998-07-14
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-22