ABBEYIFA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03740954 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £11,748
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,184 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£29.0k£38.8k
Current assets£27.9k£32.2k
Net assets£11.7k£12.9k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-11-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-06-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-06-15
    ➖
    ABEY NAYAKE, Tamiko Upeksha resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    ABEYNAYAKE, Anil appointed
    director
  19. 1999-03-29
    ➕
    ABEYNAYAKE, Anil appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-03-29
    ➖
    HARGUR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1999-03-29
    ➕
    ABEY NAYAKE, Tamiko Upeksha appointed
    director
  22. 1999-03-29
    ➖
    OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 1999-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYIFA LIMITED
  24. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    HARGUR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tamiko Upeksha Abbeynayake
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/10/2023
Mr Anil Abbeynayake
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

591 London Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM3 9AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ABEYNAYAKE, Anil→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABEYNAYAKE, Anil→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARGUR LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 1999-03-29
Resigned
ABEY NAYAKE, Tamiko Upeksha→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 2020-06-15
Resigned
OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 1999-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31