ABSTRACKED SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06256335 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£827.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (77/100)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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £827,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,770 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£505k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£828k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£842k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £833.2k | £852.9k |
| Current assets | £842.0k | £918.9k |
| Cash | £505.0k | £504.4k |
| Debtors | £337.0k | £414.5k |
| Net assets | £827.7k | £845.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSTRACKED SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2007-05-23➕BURGESS, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-23➕ABBOTT, Peter William appointeddirector
- 2007-05-23➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-23➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-23➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-05-23➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter William Abbott Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED TRANSPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15168998 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEGIS ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (AES) LIMITED→ 03427676 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| AEROTEAM LIMITED→ 09270008 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AESTONE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED→ 16521692 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AG CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16815558 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGILE LEGAL 360 LTD→ 14891296 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED→ 17040121 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGLIO LIMITED→ 15006964 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AHBS LIMITED→ 04762370 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AHG DESIGN SERVICES LTD→ 12999620 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AHS CONSULTING LTD→ 13150801 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AIGA LTD→ 13759229 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
122 Birches Lane
South Wingfield
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 7LZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ABBOTT, Peter William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-23
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-23
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Recent filings (47 total)
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2025-12-22
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2025-06-03
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2024-12-07
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2024-05-25
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2023-11-11
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2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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address · AD01
2022-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02