ABBECTIM LTD

🌳Matureactive
08275361 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-31
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£131.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £131,643

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£132k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£148k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£30k£59k£89k£118k£148kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£131.6k£119.2k
Current assets£147.9k£137.3k
Net assets£131.6k£119.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2022-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-31
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  11. 2018-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-21
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    MARTIN, Susan Linda appointed
    director
  13. 2017-02-21
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-06
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBECTIM LTD
  18. 2012-10-31
    ➕
    MARTIN, Joe William Louis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joe William Louis Martin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/10/2016
Mrs Susan Linda Martin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

84 Comptons Lane
Horsham
RH13 6BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARTIN, Joe William Louis→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-10-31
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MARTIN, Susan Linda→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-02-21
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05