ABACUS ACCOUNTING (N.E.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05447729 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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.

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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. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-09-18
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    JACKSON, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-25
    ➕
    SMALLBONE, Douglas Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2006-03-25
    ➕
    JACKSON, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-03-25
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Kay Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-27
    ➕
    JACKSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-27
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Kay Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-27
    ➖
    WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-27
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    WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS ACCOUNTING (N.E.) LIMITED
  25. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 80 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 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2025
Mr Stephen Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3a Blue Sky Way
Monkton Business Park South
Hebburn
Tyne & Wear
NE31 2EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JACKSON, Stephen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALLBONE, Douglas Charles→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-25 · resigned 2008-09-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Kay Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-27 · resigned 2006-03-25
Resigned
WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-06-27
Resigned
WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21