ABELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12582296 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-01➕SEVILLE, Michael George appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2020-05-01➕SWALLOW, James Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2020-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Group structure
Abell Group is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abell Group
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 12582296
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 |
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Abell Group Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/04/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Swallowceased 01/04/2023· 50-75% shares
- Abell Group Limitedceased 01/04/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr James Malcolm Swallowceased 01/04/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
128 Cannon Workshops 3 Cannon Drive
London
E14 4AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SEVILLE, Michael George→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWALLOW, James Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08