ABACUS ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06999253 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£35.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £35,416
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.4k | £34.9k |
| Current assets | £101.1k | £87.4k |
| Cash | £99.0k | £84.0k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £35.4k | £34.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-18➕PHELPS, David John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-05➖WILLIAMS, Carl resigneddirector
- 2012-10-17➖PHELPS, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2011-09-12➕WILLIAMS, Carl appointeddirector
- 2009-11-26➖COLLIS, Joshua David resigneddirector
- 2009-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2009-08-24➕PHELPS, Paul Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2009-08-24➕PHELPS, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2009-08-24➕COLLIS, Joshua David appointeddirector
- 2009-08-24➕PHELPS, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Anthony Phelps Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 2 Leeway Court
Leeway Ind Est
Newport
Gwent
NP19 4SJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
PHELPS, Paul Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHELPS, David John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHELPS, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLIS, Joshua David→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2009-11-26
PHELPS, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2012-10-17
WILLIAMS, Carl→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-12 · resigned 2013-02-05
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-19