A. S. B. (RAILWAY NETWORK) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02736664 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,225

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 1116% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.2k£1.0k
Current assets£16.5k£8.1k
Net assets£12.2k£1.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-18
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    KAUR, Chanan appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-13
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    SINGH, Avtar resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-30
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  13. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-07-14
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    BHABRA, Sangeeta resigned
    director
  19. 2002-08-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    SINGH, Avtar appointed
    director
  21. 1992-11-16
    ➕
    KAUR, Chanan appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-11-16
    ➖
    KUMAR, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1992-11-16
    ➕
    BHABRA, Sangeeta appointed
    director
  24. 1992-11-16
    ➖
    BJ REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1992-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A. S. B. (RAILWAY NETWORK) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  26. 1992-08-03
    ➕
    KUMAR, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-08-03
    ➕
    BJ REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Chanan Kaur
Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Avtar Singhceased 13/10/2025· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

8 Allonby Close
Lower Earley
Berkshire
RG6 3BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KAUR, Chanan→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-16
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Active
KAUR, Chanan→
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-10-13
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Active
KUMAR, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1992-11-16
Resigned
BHABRA, Sangeeta→
director · ~52y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 2005-07-14
Resigned
SINGH, Avtar→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2025-10-13
Resigned
BJ REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1992-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/08/2002—
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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30