ABACUS ASSESSMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10683141 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£72.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,334
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,894 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.3k | £78.2k |
| Current assets | £95.4k | £114.3k |
| Net assets | £72.3k | £78.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS ASSESSMENTS LTD
- 2017-03-21➕CHAMBERS, Graeme appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-21➕CHAMBERS, Elisabeth Faith appointeddirector
- 2017-03-21➕CHAMBERS, Graeme George appointeddirector
- 2017-03-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elisabeth Faith Chambers Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2017 |
Mr Graeme George Chambers Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · CF postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1111 WELLBEING CIC→ 16980085 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 121 CONSULT LTD→ 11092246 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 121MED TRAINING LTD→ 16288163 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST STEER DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 09807378 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 3-1 ENDURANCE LTD→ 14841730 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3HMFIRE LTD→ 13873743 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD→ 16848065 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A B ADDITIONAL NEEDS EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16402391 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A2Z SMILE LTD→ 14405163 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABALULU EDUCATION LIMITED→ 13582684 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABC DRIVING ACADEMY LTD→ 12076444 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABOUT TRAINING LIMITED→ 05819786 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
Cwmfelin Goitre Coed Road
Quakers Yard
Treharris
CF46 5BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CHAMBERS, Elisabeth Faith→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAMBERS, Graeme George→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-21
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-10