ABC SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07028087 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-23
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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 (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£35.7k
Current assets—£24.1k
Net assets—£10.8k
Average employees6—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2024-05-09
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  4. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-21
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  10. 2017-09-27
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  11. 2017-01-10
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  12. 2016-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-02
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  14. 2015-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-07-20
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    HESKETH, Claire appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-07-20
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    HESKETH, Claire appointed
    director
  18. 2010-07-20
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    GANDER, Tracy Lynda resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-07-20
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    GANDER, Tracy Lynda resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2009-09-23
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    HESKETH, Neil Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2009-09-23
    ➕
    GANDER, Tracy Lynda appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-09-23
    ➕
    GANDER, Tracy Lynda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Michael Hesketh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1a Davyhulme Circle
Urmston
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M41 0ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HESKETH, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-20
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Active
HESKETH, Claire→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-07-20
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Active
HESKETH, Neil Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDER, Tracy Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2010-07-20
Resigned
GANDER, Tracy Lynda→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2010-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-11