ABP CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07199614 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
41 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 £21,673

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 202% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.7k£7.2k
Current assets£62.6k£41.8k
Net assets£21.7k£7.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-12-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-13
    ➖
    BRIGGS, John Philip resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-10-13
    ➖
    BRIGGS, John Philip resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    BRIGGS, John Philip appointed
    director
  19. 2010-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABP CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  20. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Emma Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-23
    ➕
    BRIGGS, John Philip appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 candidate

Strong 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Philip Briggsceased 13/10/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Mill House
Mill Causeway
Chrishall
Essex
SG8 8QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BRIGGS, Emma Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, John Philip→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2022-10-13
Resigned
BRIGGS, John Philip→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2022-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31