ABACUS 246 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05297545 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 £14,421

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£14k
↑ 155% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£14.4k£5.6k
Current assets£27.6k£18.0k
Net assets£14.4k£5.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2024-12-05
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-19
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  5. 2021-12-29
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  6. 2021-02-19
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  7. 2019-12-10
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  8. 2018-12-11
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  9. 2017-12-29
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  10. 2016-12-31
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  11. 2015-12-17
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  12. 2015-12-08
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  13. 2015-01-11
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  14. 2014-12-10
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  15. 2013-12-24
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  16. 2005-11-24
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    FENNER, Steven John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-24
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    PHILLIPS, Kay Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-03-15
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    JACKSON, Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2005-03-14
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    MOLE, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Kay Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-15
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    WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-02-15
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    JACKSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-15
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    WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS 246 LIMITED
  25. 2004-11-26
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    WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-11-26
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    WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gillian Margaret Mole
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Steven John Fenner
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

5a Ver Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 4QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FENNER, Steven John→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOLE, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Kay Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2005-11-24
Resigned
WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-26 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned
JACKSON, Stephen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-26 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-02-19
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2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
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accounts · AA
2018-12-11