ABBAS FINANCIAL CONSULTANT LTD

💤Zombieactive
08158804 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-27
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBAS FINANCIAL CONSULTANT LTD
  17. 2012-07-27
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    ABBAS, Taqi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABBAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Mr Taqi Abbas
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Flat 4, Maple Court
Claybury Mews
Ilford
IG5 0FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABBAS, Taqi→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-07-27
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30