ABACUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (CONSULTANCY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03757928 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-22
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£76.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,774

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£77k
Current Assets
£168k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£114.9k
Current assets£168.4k
Net assets£76.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-07-01
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    SEYMOUR, Robin Graham resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    SEYMOUR, Robin Graham appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    WHEELER, Anthony Charles resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    SEYMOUR, Robin Graham resigned
    director
  21. 1999-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (CONSULTANCY) LIMITED
  22. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    WHEELER, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  23. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    WHEELER, Anthony Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-04-22
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    SEYMOUR, Robin Graham appointed
    director
  27. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-04-22
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Anthony Charles Wheeler
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

7 The Windmills
St. Marys Close
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 1EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WHEELER, Anthony Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEYMOUR, Robin Graham→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
WHEELER, Anthony Charles→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned
SEYMOUR, Robin Graham→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/12/2003—
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24