AB & TAX SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08739761 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£53.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (81/100)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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £53,460
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.5k | £36.8k |
| Current assets | £65.1k | £55.1k |
| Cash | £34.9k | £35.7k |
| Debtors | £30.2k | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £53.5k | £36.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2014-11-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-01➕HEER, Harjeet Singh appointeddirector
- 2013-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AB & TAX SERVICES LTD
- 2013-10-21➕HEER, Harmit appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Harmit Kaur Heer Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Harjeet Singh Heer Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
Bank Chambers
Hill Road
Watlington
Oxfordshire
OX49 5AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEER, Harjeet Singh→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEER, Harmit→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-10-21
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-22