ABACUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD
- 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Opportunity 67/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.5k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £26.5k | £8.8k |
| Cash | — | £8.1k |
| Debtors | — | £652 |
| Net assets | £19.5k | £4.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-10-10➕ATTWOOD, Steven appointeddirector
- 2025-10-10➖PATIAR, Pallav resigneddirector
- 2025-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-14➖SHINIKOV, Iliya Nikolov resigneddirector
- 2025-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-30➕PATIAR, Pallav appointeddirector
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD
- 2017-03-17➕SHINIKOV, Iliya Nikolov appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med · 1 lowMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PATIAR, Pallav resigned 2025-10-10; SHINIKOV, Iliya Nikolov resigned 2025-07-14
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Attwood Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | — | — | board controlboard control · firm interest | 10/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Pallav Patiarceased 10/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Iliya Nikolov Shinikovceased 14/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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