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.
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive 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 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-30➖NIMFOUR, George Opoku resigneddirector
- 2021-04-16➕NIMFOUR, George Opoku appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS ACCOUNTS (THAMES VALLEY) LTD
- 2020-05-14➕HEAVENS, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2020-05-14➕HEAVENS, Neil James appointeddirector
- 2020-05-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Neil James Heavens Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/05/2020 |
Ellen Heavens Individual · Dutch · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/05/2020 |
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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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→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEAVENS, Neil James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIMFOUR, George Opoku→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-16 · resigned 2021-11-30
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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