ABACUS 42 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06342284 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-14

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

£143

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £143

Very low cash

Cash position: £73

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£73

Net Worth

£143

Current Assets

£5k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31
Total assets	£143
Current assets	£5.3k
Cash	£73
Debtors	£5.2k
Net assets	£143

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-08-13
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PHILLIPS, Kay Ann resigned
secretary
2007-08-14
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Company incorporated
As ABACUS 42 LIMITED
2007-08-14
➕
KENNY, Noel William appointed
director
2007-08-14
➕
PHILLIPS, Kay Ann appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Noel William Kenny Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1948 · age 78	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Dr Rose Dolours Kenny Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-08-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

8 Bonhams Close

Holybourne

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 4HT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KENNY, Noel William→

director · ~78y · appointed 2007-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILLIPS, Kay Ann→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2008-08-13

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-05-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-05-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-01-11