ABBOTT CONSULTANCY WALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05109521 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-22
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£511.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £511,562

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£512k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£191k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£102k£205k£307k£409k£512kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£518.6k£468.7k
Current assets£191.2k£170.8k
Net assets£511.6k£461.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-05-20
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Anthony Ashley resigned
    director
  10. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT CONSULTANCY WALES LIMITED
  18. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Pamela Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Anna Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Pamela Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-04-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Anthony Ashley appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-04-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anna-Marie Abbott
Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Pamela Ann Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Wattlesborough, Wick Road
St Brides Major
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF32 0SE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ABBOTT, Pamela Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Anna Marie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
ABBOTT, Pamela Ann→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-22 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
ABBOTT, Anthony Ashley→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-22 · resigned 2020-05-20
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-22 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-28