ABINGDON IT CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04908870 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-23
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
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-06-28
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  8. 2018-06-29
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  9. 2017-06-30
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  10. 2016-06-20
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  11. 2015-11-01
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  12. 2015-06-29
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  13. 2014-10-28
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  14. 2014-06-21
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  16. 2007-07-31
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    LINE ONE LTD resigned
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  17. 2007-07-27
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    BJERGLUND-DAVIES, Thilde Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2003-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABINGDON IT CONSULTANCY LTD
  19. 2003-09-23
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    DAVIES, Andrew Richard Hugh appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-23
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    LINE ONE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-09-23
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    LINE TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2003-09-23
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    LINE TWO LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Richard Hugh Davies
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/10/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Magnolia House Orchard Lane
Boars Hill
Oxford
OX1 5JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BJERGLUND-DAVIES, Thilde Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Andrew Richard Hugh→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINE ONE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
LINE TWO LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-10-21
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2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
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2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
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2022-06-30
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2021-11-08
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2021-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
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2020-09-30
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2019-11-01
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accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-01