ABBEY TAX LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16336549 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-24
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY TAX LIMITED
- 2025-03-24➕PATEL, Faisal Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24➕PATEL, Faruk Yakoob appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24➕PATEL, Yamin appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Amberley Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Yp Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Abbeyville Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ABBEY TAX LIMITED
This company · 16336549
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amberley Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2026 |
Yp Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2026 |
Abbeyville Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2026 |
Mr Faruk Yakoob Patel Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/11/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Yamin Patelceased 23/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Faisal Ahmed Patelceased 23/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Miss Nasreen Farooque Patelceased 23/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy
Registered office
1st Floor Abbey House
270-272 Lever Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 6PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PATEL, Faisal Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-03-24
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PATEL, Faruk Yakoob→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-24
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PATEL, Yamin→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-24
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-24