ABACUS ACCOUNTS (THAMES VALLEY) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12602137 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    NIMFOUR, George Opoku resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-16
    ➕
    NIMFOUR, George Opoku appointed
    director
  14. 2021-04-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS ACCOUNTS (THAMES VALLEY) LTD
  17. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    HEAVENS, Ellen appointed
    director
  18. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    HEAVENS, Neil James appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil James Heavens
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/05/2020
Ellen Heavens
Individual · Dutch · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Opoku Nimfourceased 30/11/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

30 Commercial Road
Swindon
SN1 5NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HEAVENS, Ellen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-05-14
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Active
HEAVENS, Neil James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-14
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Active
NIMFOUR, George Opoku→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-16 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-11