ABACUS ACCOUNTING SERVICES (NORTH WILTSHIRE) LTD
💤Zombieactive
06974141 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-27
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£99.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99,048
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£99k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £386.5k | £351.6k |
| Current assets | £11.4k | £127.5k |
| Net assets | £99.0k | £95.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26➖HEAVENS, Ellen Sarno resigneddirector
- 2024-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-06🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06➕HEAVENS, Ellen Sarno appointeddirector
- 2017-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2014-04-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Building Society (Trading as Norwich and Peterborough Building Society)
- 2013-08-07➖MULBAH, Ellen Sarno resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➕MULBAH, Ellen Sarno appointeddirector
- 2009-07-30➕HEAVENS, Neil James appointeddirector
- 2009-07-28➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS ACCOUNTING SERVICES (NORTH WILTSHIRE) LTD
- 2009-07-27➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil James Heavens Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ellen Sarno Heavensceased 26/07/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 108 OKUS LIMITED→ 06665176 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1664 TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15382618 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2095 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16162792 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 4XTRAHANDS LIMITED→ 04330559 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| 56.56 NORTH LTD→ 15124295 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A C FITTON & CO LIMITED→ 02068730 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| A1 PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED→ 03541135 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| AB-FAB LOOS LIMITED→ 04637428 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ABACUS BOOK-KEEPING COMPANY LIMITED→ 04267380 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABBEY RIDGE LIMITED→ 10319613 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
30 Commercial Road
Swindon
SN1 5NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HEAVENS, Neil James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEAVENS, Ellen Sarno→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2024-07-26
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2009-07-28
MULBAH, Ellen Sarno→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2013-08-07
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/12/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Yorkshire Building Society (Trading as Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31