ABERSOCH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10491097 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERSOCH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  14. 2016-11-22
    GRANT, Jane Alison appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Alison Grant
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
sig. influencesignificant influence22/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Crows Nest Business Park
Ashton Road, Billinge
Wigan
WN5 7XX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRANT, Jane Alison
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-11-22
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-20