ABOTRA LTD

🌳Matureactive
06169154 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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
£134.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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 (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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £134,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£134k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£57k£85k£114k£142kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£134.5k£116.6k
Current assets£137.9k£142.5k
Net assets£134.5k£116.6k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-22
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-12
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    HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette appointed
    director
  15. 2020-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-03
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    HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2008-04-01
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    HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-20
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-03-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOTRA LTD
  24. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    BROOK, Andrew James appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-03-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

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 61. 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
Mr Andrew James Brook
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Nicolette Howell Brook
Individual · Irish,British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

51 Sutton Wick Lane
Drayton
Abingdon
Oxon
OX14 4HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Andrew James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
HOWELL BROOK, Nicolette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2020-03-03
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14