ABACUS CREDIT CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06106698 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 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
60 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,311

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£46k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£35k£47k£59kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£47.5k—
Current assets£58.8k—
Net assets£46.3k—
Average employees—200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-02-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-02-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-01
    ➕
    BATTYE, Kirsty Elizabeth, Mrs. appointed
    director
  15. 2019-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2017-02-10
    ➖
    SR REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-06-07
    ➖
    BATTYE, Anthony Charles Norton resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    SR REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS CREDIT CONSULTANCY LTD
  23. 2007-02-15
    ➕
    BATTYE, Timothy John Norton appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-15
    ➕
    BATTYE, Anthony Charles Norton appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mrs. Kirsty Elizabeth Battye
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2020
Mr Timothy John Norton Battye
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2007-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

76 Glebe Lane
Barming
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 9BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BATTYE, Kirsty Elizabeth, Mrs.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATTYE, Timothy John Norton→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATTYE, Anthony Charles Norton→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2007-06-07
Resigned
SR REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2017-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-15