ABACUS ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (EAST ANGLIA) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07244306 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: 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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees-200-200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-14
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-01
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    BARRY, Katie Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-20
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  15. 2018-08-16
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-08-10
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-08-01
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    CHARNLEY, Nina resigned
    director
  19. 2012-04-05
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    PYE, Christine Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-01
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    PYE, Christine Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
  22. 2010-05-05
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    CHARNLEY, James appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-05
    ➕
    CHARNLEY, Nina appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Charnley
Individual · English · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nina Charnleyceased 01/08/2018· 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
Incorporated2010-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3 Stallion Close
Downham Market
PE38 9GL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARRY, Katie Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARNLEY, James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PYE, Christine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2012-04-05
Resigned
CHARNLEY, Nina→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-05-05 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27