ABTRAN MANAGED SERVICES UK LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15544366 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  2. 2026-02-19
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2026-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-11-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-03
    MCCARTHY, Gerard resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-03
    MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin appointed
    director
  10. 2025-11-03
    MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin resigned
    director
  11. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABTRAN MANAGED SERVICES UK LIMITED
  13. 2024-03-06
    FITZGERALD, Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2024-03-06
    MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin appointed
    director
  15. 2024-03-06
    O'CONNELL, Seb appointed
    director
  16. 2024-03-06
    MCCARTHY, Gerard appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MCCARTHY, Gerard resigned 2025-11-03; MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin resigned 2025-11-03

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Patrick Fitzgerald
Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/03/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A CLEANER (LONDON) LIMITED
09249400 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
A CLEANER EXPERIENCE LTD
16991256 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE EMEA LIMITED
05802063 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
19y
ABSTRACT & TIMELESS RECORDS LTD.
14425012 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ACADEMIC RIGHTS PRESS LIMITED
06576862 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
17y
ACAPEDIA LIMITED
11300073 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
ACCED IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
09570397 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
ACCELERATION PARTNERS LIMITED
10832501 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
ACCENTURE NEXT GEN CUSTOMER SERVICE LIMITED
15308319 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
ACCESS MY BEAUTY LTD
12553268 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
ACCESS UK TICKETS LIMITED
16292973 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ACCESS WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS LTD
07292927 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Morgan Mckinley
15 Fetter Lane
Holborn
London
EC4A 1BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FITZGERALD, Michael
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CONNELL, Seb
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Gerard
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-03-06 · resigned 2025-11-03
Resigned
MORRISSEY, Patrick Martin
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-03 · resigned 2025-11-03
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-02-19
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-06