ABCD WIZARD LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-05-12➖INGAMELLS, Nicola Jane resignedsecretary
- 2004-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Abbey National PLC
- 2004-11-14➖WHITLEY, Emlyn resigneddirector
- 2004-10-05➕INGAMELLS, Nicola Jane appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-05➖WHITLEY, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-10➕WHITLEY, Geraint John appointeddirector
- 2000-08-17➖APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-17➖APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABCD WIZARD LIMITED
- 2000-08-14➕WHITLEY, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-14➕APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-14➕WHITLEY, Emlyn appointeddirector
- 2000-08-14➕APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanGroup structure
Computer Wizard Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Computer Wizard Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Geraint John Whitley Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Abbey National PLC | Legal and general charge | 1 property | 23/12/2004 | 14/02/2014 |