ABACUS (MANCHESTER) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06975677 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£135.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -90% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
46 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £135,189
Net assets shrinking
Down £812,394 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£84k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£135k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£405k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£199k£398k£598k£797k£996kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£135.2k£947.6k
Current assets£404.7k£995.9k
Cash£83.8k£871.6k
Debtors£200.0k—
Net assets£135.2k£947.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-12-10
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-12-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-08
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-03-01
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    HALL, Daniel appointed
    director
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-09-29
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    HALL, Christopher Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2009-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS (MANCHESTER) LTD
  19. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-07-29
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra appointed
    director
  22. 2009-07-29
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra resigned
    director
  23. 2009-07-29
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2009-07-29
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 71 — 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 — HALL, Daniel (same surname) appointed 2022-03-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Tigers Eye (Manchester) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tigers Eye (Manchester) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ABACUS (MANCHESTER) LTD
This company · 06975677

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tigers Eye (Manchester) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chris Hallceased 06/12/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

Charter House
Stansfield Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 9XY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HALL, Christopher Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Daniel→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2009-07-29
Resigned
SHAH, Ela Jayendra→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2009-07-29
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2009-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04