ABACUS KENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09168181 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£184.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does

Operating as an insurance intermediary based in Broadstairs, Kent, this business most likely spends its days arranging and placing insurance products on behalf of clients, acting as a broker or agent between individuals or businesses and insurance providers.

Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £184,182
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£142k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£184k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£339k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£68k£136k£204k£271k£339kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£184.2k£175.0k
Current assets£339.2k£301.9k
Cash£141.9k£162.0k
Debtors£197.3k£139.9k
Net assets£184.2k£164.1k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-03-18
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    PROPHET, Duncan Michael Ian resigned
    director
  16. 2016-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-02-22
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    WAKE, Emily appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-01
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    NICHOLASS, Candida appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS KENT LIMITED
  20. 2014-08-08
    ➕
    PROPHET, Duncan Michael Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Ms Candida Nicholass
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

7 The Broadway
Broadstairs
Kent
CT10 2AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

NICHOLASS, Candida→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
WAKE, Emily→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-02-22
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Active
PROPHET, Duncan Michael Ian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2016-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-28