A-BUY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08348608 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23➖CHURCH, Daniel Thomas Ross resigneddirector
- 2018-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-12➖FULLBROOK, Nathan Charles resigneddirector
- 2017-07-12➖STEVENS, Paul Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-06-01➕CHURCH, Daniel Thomas Ross appointeddirector
- 2014-11-13➕FULLBROOK, Nathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-11-13➖FULLBROOK, Susan Deborah Ann resigneddirector
- 2013-11-25➕FULLBROOK, Susan Deborah Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-11-25➕STEVENS, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-01-09➕HUA, Hong appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A-BUY LTD
- 2013-01-07➕STEVENS, Ashley Darch appointeddirector
- 2013-01-07➕XU, Ye appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ashley Darch Stevens Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/01/2018 |
Mr Ye Xu Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/01/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Charles Stevensceased 12/07/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Merlin House Brunel Road
Theale
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
STEVENS, Ashley Darch→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHURCH, Daniel Thomas Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2018-01-23
FULLBROOK, Nathan Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-11-13 · resigned 2017-07-12
FULLBROOK, Susan Deborah Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2014-11-13
STEVENS, Paul Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2017-07-12
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10