ABACUS EXPRESS LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06379768 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-24
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2025-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-11-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2023-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-11-29
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-11-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-11-15
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    BORKOWSKI, Matthew appointed
    director
  16. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-10
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    SILLARS, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    secretary
  18. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-04-26
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    SILLARS, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-12-14
    ➖
    EMMERTON, Elaine Lesley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-31
    ➕
    BORKOWSKI, Michael Antoni Joseph appointed
    director
  24. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    MACRAE, James Moffat resigned
    director
  25. 2007-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS EXPRESS LOGISTICS LIMITED
  26. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    EMMERTON, Elaine Lesley appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-09-24
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    MACRAE, James Moffat appointed
    director
  30. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-09-24
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BORKOWSKI, Matthew (same surname) appointed 2022-11-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
Matthew Borkowski
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/09/2022
Michael Antoni Joseph Borkowski
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated2007-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

2nd Floor Nucleus House
2 Lower Mortlake Road
Richmond
TW9 2JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BORKOWSKI, Matthew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORKOWSKI, Michael Antoni Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERTON, Elaine Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2009-12-14
Resigned
SILLARS, Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2022-09-10
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned
MACRAE, James Moffat→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-24 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-19