ABAQUE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09789599 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
25 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,893

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£7.9k£7.8k
Current assets£8.9k£8.6k
Net assets£7.9k£7.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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  3. 2024-01-21
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  4. 2023-01-29
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  5. 2022-01-06
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  6. 2021-01-31
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  7. 2020-01-30
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  8. 2019-01-28
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  9. 2018-01-30
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  10. 2017-04-28
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  11. 2017-01-30
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-11-10
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-11-10
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-11-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-09-22
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    ALLEN, Margaret Hilary appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-22
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    HOUSEMAN, Andrew William resigned
    director
  17. 2015-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABAQUE SERVICES LTD
  18. 2015-09-22
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    ALLEN, Josephine Frances appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-22
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    HOUSEMAN, Andrew William appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-22
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    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Josephine Frances Allen
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

34 Warboys Crescent
London
London
E4 9HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Josephine Frances→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active
ALLEN, Margaret Hilary→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSEMAN, Andrew William→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2016-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-28