ABTAX CONSULTANCY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05367306 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-17
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-06-15
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-19
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  5. 2021-04-03
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  6. 2020-06-22
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  7. 2019-03-07
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  8. 2018-06-14
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  9. 2017-05-19
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  10. 2017-03-27
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-03-18
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  12. 2016-02-23
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  13. 2015-03-26
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  14. 2015-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-03-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-02-28
    ODENIRAN, Oluwafemi resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABTAX CONSULTANCY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2005-02-17
    ODENIRAN, Oluwabukola Mowasola Oladunni appointed
    director
  19. 2005-02-17
    ODENIRAN, Oluwafemi appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 21 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
Mrs Oluwabukola Mowasola Oladunni Odeniran
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
sig. influencesignificant influence10/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Abtax Ca The Joiners Shop
Main Gate Road, The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ODENIRAN, Oluwabukola Mowasola Oladunni
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-02-17
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Active
ODENIRAN, Oluwafemi
secretary · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-20