ABACUS COUNSELLING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03690653 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-12-31

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

£52

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £52

Net assets shrinking

Down £255 YoY

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1k

↑ 1.7% YoY

Net Worth

£52

↓ 83% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£52	£307
Cash	£1.4k	£1.4k
Net assets	£52	£307

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-04-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-29
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ROBERTS, Stella, M/S resigned
secretary
2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
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MORRIS, Samuel appointed
director
2025-02-25
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DESOUSA, Lyn resigned
director
2025-02-25
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LEWIS, Mervyn resigned
director
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-09-07
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DESOUSA, Lyn appointed
director
2009-03-31
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MILLSOPP, Gerard resigned
director
2007-02-10
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FISHER, Eric Charles resigned
director
2007-02-01
➖
MORRIS, Mary resigned
director
2005-02-19
➖
SUTHERLAND, David resigned
director
2004-04-15
➕
MILLSOPP, Gerard appointed
director
2000-05-31
➖
CLARKE, Barbara resigned
director
1999-03-17
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ALLSOPP, Gordon Robert resigned
director
1998-12-31
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Company incorporated
As ABACUS COUNSELLING SERVICES LIMITED
1998-12-31
➕
ROBERTS, Stella, M/S appointed
secretary
1998-12-31
➕
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-12-31
➖
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-12-31
➕
ALLSOPP, Gordon Robert appointed
director
1998-12-31
➕
CLARKE, Barbara appointed
director
1998-12-31
➕
FISHER, Eric Charles appointed
director
1998-12-31
➕
LEWIS, Mervyn appointed
director
1998-12-31
➕
MORRIS, Mary appointed
director
1998-12-31
➕
SUTHERLAND, David appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Samuel Morris Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71	—	—	board controlboard control	25/02/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mervyn Lewisceased 25/02/2025· board control · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1998-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1110 Elliott Court Coventry Business Park

Herald Avenue

Coventry

West Midlands

CV5 6UB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-13

Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

MORRIS, Samuel→

director · ~71y · appointed 2025-02-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBERTS, Stella, M/S→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2025-12-29

Resigned

FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 1998-12-31

Resigned

ALLSOPP, Gordon Robert→

director · ~80y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 1999-03-17

Resigned

CLARKE, Barbara→

director · ~85y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2000-05-31

Resigned

DESOUSA, Lyn→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-09-07 · resigned 2025-02-25

Resigned

FISHER, Eric Charles→

director · ~90y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2007-02-10

Resigned

LEWIS, Mervyn→

director · ~90y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2025-02-25

Resigned

MILLSOPP, Gerard→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2009-03-31

Resigned

MORRIS, Mary→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2007-02-01

Resigned

SUTHERLAND, David→

director · ~97y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2005-02-19

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (81 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-04-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-04-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-16

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-16

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-31