ABACUS MONEY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 14.1y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.66M | — |
| Current assets | £490.8k | — |
| Debtors | £490.8k | — |
| Net assets | £37.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-07🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Stephen Atwell Financial Advisers LLP
- 2020-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-11-21➖CLEWS, William John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-10➕GREAVES, Noel Jared appointeddirector
- 2016-11-10➕GREAVES, Van Sheldon appointeddirector
- 2016-11-10➖BRIDGES, Alan resigneddirector
- 2016-11-10➕CLEWS, William John appointeddirector
- 2016-11-10➖CLEWS, William John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Alan Bridges
- 2016-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-03-30➖FITZPATRICK, Barbara Ann resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lighthouse Corporate Services Limited
- 2008-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS MONEY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-11-21➕FITZPATRICK, Barbara Ann appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-21➕BRIDGES, Alan appointeddirector
- 2008-11-21➕CLEWS, William John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Copperfields Financial Management Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Copperfields Financial Management Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2018 |
Mr Van Sheldon Greaves Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Keith Douglas Henryceased 06/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- James Connaught Ltdceased 06/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Stephen Atwell Financial Advisers Stephen Atwell Financial Advisers LLP | A registered charge | — | 15/12/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Alan Bridges / William John Clews | A registered charge | — | 10/11/2016 | 29/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lighthouse Corporate Services Lighthouse Corporate Services Limited | Deed of assignment by way of security | 1 property | 03/04/2012 | 27/04/2016 |