ABP ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07235533 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-27
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£34.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £34,473
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,357 YoY
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£49kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£37.5k£52.0k
Current assets£39.5k£49.5k
Cash£16.5k£24.7k
Debtors£23.0k£24.7k
Net assets£34.5k£46.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-19
    ➕
    PATEL, Atul Babubhai appointed
    director
  9. 2020-10-19
    ➖
    PATEL, Belakumari resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-19
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-19
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABP ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    PATEL, Belakumari appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Atul Babubhai Patel
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Belakumari Patelceased 19/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2010-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

191 Coalway Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV3 7ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATEL, Atul Babubhai→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-19
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Active
PATEL, Belakumari→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-19