ABC EXAMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
10140729 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-105.6k |
| Current assets | — | £719.5k |
| Cash | — | £1.6k |
| Debtors | — | £718.0k |
| Net assets | — | £-781.0k |
| Average employees | 300 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-08📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-12-16➕TUNNEY, Michael Gerard appointeddirector
- 2022-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-04➕MAZANEK, Michal Piotr appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04➖MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-04➖MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino resigneddirector
- 2017-11-10➕MAZANEK, Andrzej Pawel appointeddirector
- 2017-11-10➖MAZANEK, Andrzej Pawel resigneddirector
- 2016-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC EXAMS LTD
- 2016-04-22➕MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino appointedsecretary
- 2016-04-22➕MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABC EXAMS LTD
This company · 10140729
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/01/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Gerard Tunneyceased 01/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Michal Piotr Mazanekceased 16/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Marcel Tiburtino Moreiraceased 11/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 7 The Foundry Business Centre
Marcus Street
Birkenhead
CH41 1EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MAZANEK, Michal Piotr→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TUNNEY, Michael Gerard→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2022-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2019-10-04
MAZANEK, Andrzej Pawel→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-11-10 · resigned 2017-11-10
MOREIRA, Marcel Tiburtino→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2019-10-04
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28