ABACUS CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-28➕HUSSAIN, Sumra appointeddirector
- 2022-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
- 2016-07-12➕HUSAIN, Arif appointeddirector
- 2016-07-12➕HUSAIN, Sumra appointeddirector
- 2016-07-12➖HUSAIN, Sumra resigneddirector
- 2016-07-12➕KHAN, Humaira Ayesha appointeddirector
- 2016-07-12➖KHAN, Humaira Ayesha resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sumra Hussain Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2022 |
Mr Arif Husain Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/07/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sumra Husainceased 04/07/2018· 25-50% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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