ABACUS ADMINISTRATIVE & FISCAL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05014643 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    HARTLES, David Francis appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    KINTON, Joseph appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    LUCKETT, Michael David resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Simon William resigned
    director
  9. 2022-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-31
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    FOSTER, Stephen John appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-10-03
    ➖
    ST JAMES'S SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-12-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  23. 2016-04-30
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Kenneth Sidney resigned
    director
  24. 2016-04-08
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Simon William appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    JEFFCOTT, Steven John resigned
    director
  26. 2012-01-23
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Kenneth Sidney appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-11
    ➕
    LUCKETT, Michael David appointed
    director
  28. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    JEFFCOTT, Steven John appointed
    director
  29. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    MOORE, Terry John resigned
    director
  30. 2004-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS ADMINISTRATIVE & FISCAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  31. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    ST JAMES'S SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-01-14
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    MOORE, Terry John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Shipleys Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Shipleys Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABACUS ADMINISTRATIVE & FISCAL SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 05014643

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shipleys Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

10 Orange Street
London
WC2H 7DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

FOSTER, Stephen John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTLES, David Francis→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINTON, Joseph→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ST JAMES'S SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned
JEFFCOTT, Steven John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
LUCKETT, Michael David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-10-11 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
MOORE, Terry John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Kenneth Sidney→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
ROBINSON, Simon William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-04-08 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04