ABBOTSWOOD TAXATION AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

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08425589 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-148.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
37 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £148,076

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£148k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£441
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£148k-£94k-£39k£15k£70k£124kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-148.1k£-18.8k
Current assets£441£124.0k
Net assets£-148.1k£-121.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-02
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    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-25
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-06-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2017-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-10-31
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    DICKER, Susan Mary appointed
    secretary
  16. 2013-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSWOOD TAXATION AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2013-03-01
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    DICKER, Stephen Patrick 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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Stephen Patrick Dicker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/04/2019
Mrs Susan Mary Dicker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Aungier Lefevres Limitedceased 01/07/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2013-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Trevear House Old County Court
Alverton Terrace
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 4GH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DICKER, Susan Mary→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
DICKER, Stephen Patrick→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-03-01
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-01-25