ABALTA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03875358 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-11
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
2 live charges · oldest 21.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➖MITCHELMORE, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-27➕MITCHELMORE, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2024-01-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2008-01-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Vale Properties Limited
- 2004-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Vale Properties Limited
- 1999-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABALTA LIMITED
- 1999-11-11➕CORRIGAN, Clare appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-11➕TREACHER, Herbie appointeddirector
- 1999-11-11➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-11-11➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-11-11➕BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-11-11➖BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Herbie Treacher Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Clare Corrigan Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18 The Broadway
East Lane
Wembley
HA9 8JU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
TREACHER, Herbie→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 1999-11-11
MITCHELMORE, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-03-27 · resigned 2024-11-01
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 1999-11-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Vale Properties Vale Properties Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 24/01/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Vale Properties Vale Properties Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 24/11/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30