ABACUS NURSERIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06998514 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£108.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,877

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65k
Net Worth
£109k
Current Assets
£187k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£120.3k
Current assets£186.9k
Cash£65.0k
Debtors£122.0k
Net assets£108.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
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  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-04-28
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  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-31
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  14. 2017-08-31
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  15. 2017-08-31
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-03-03
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    UIKIENE, Audrone appointed
    director
  17. 2017-03-03
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    HARRIS, Tony Patrick, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-03-03
    ➖
    MANNING, Linda Joan resigned
    director
  19. 2017-03-03
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    PHILLIPS, Karen Elizabeth, Mrs. resigned
    director
  20. 2009-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS NURSERIES LTD
  21. 2009-08-24
    ➕
    HARRIS, Tony Patrick, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-08-24
    ➕
    MANNING, Linda Joan appointed
    director
  23. 2009-08-24
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Karen Elizabeth, Mrs. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Audrone Uikiene
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Linda Joan Manningceased 03/03/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

17 Lingley Drive
Wainscott
Rochester
ME2 4ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

UIKIENE, Audrone→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Tony Patrick, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned
MANNING, Linda Joan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Karen Elizabeth, Mrs.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21