ABACUS ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

11581311 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-21

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-12
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address · AD01
2024-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-12
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officers · TM01
2024-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-29
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EDWARDS, Jason appointed
director
2024-11-29
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KENDALL, Kathryn appointed
director
2024-11-29
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MACINTOSH, Jon appointed
director
2024-11-29
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STIMPSON, Mike appointed
director
2024-11-29
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STUART, Alistair appointed
director
2024-11-29
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UNDERWOOD, Daniel appointed
director
2024-11-29
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RAGER, Johanna resigned
director
2024-11-29
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RAVEN, Brian Kenneth resigned
director
2023-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-25
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COOKE, Oliver Charles Hewardine resigned
director
2022-11-25
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RAGER, Johanna appointed
director
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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DEAR, Jon resigned
director
2018-09-21
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Company incorporated
As ABACUS ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED
2018-09-21
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HARPER, Malcolm Andrew appointed
director
2018-09-21
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COOKE, Oliver Charles Hewardine appointed
director
2018-09-21
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DEAR, Jon appointed
director
2018-09-21
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RAVEN, Brian Kenneth appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

The Saltus Partnership Holdings Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Saltus Partnership Holdings Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABACUS ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 11581311

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
The Saltus Partnership Holdings Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/11/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Tavistock Investments Plcceased 29/11/2024· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2018-09-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

4500 Parkway Whiteley

Fareham

PO15 7AZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-02

Last: 2025-09-18