ABC PROGRAMME CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09376555 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£211.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £211,288
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£193k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£211k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£129k£193k£257k£321kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£212.1k£205.1k
Current assets£249.5k£321.5k
Cash£193.2k£270.2k
Debtors£56.3k£51.3k
Net assets£211.3k£202.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-20
    NEWSON, Patricia Mary resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-01
    NEWSON, Patricia Mary appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2021-08-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-29
    ANGEL, David appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC PROGRAMME CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  21. 2015-01-06
    ANGEL, Victoria appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-06
    ANGEL, Victoria appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-06
    ANGEL, Victoria resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Diligentius Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Diligentius Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABC PROGRAMME CONSULTANTS LIMITED
This company · 09376555

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Diligentius Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/07/2021
Mr David Angel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Victoria Angel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Bank Wood
Bank Lane
Hildenborough
Kent
TN11 8NR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANGEL, David
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEL, Victoria
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEL, Victoria
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-01-06 · resigned 2015-01-06
Resigned
NEWSON, Patricia Mary
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2023-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-18