ABICOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04358289 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£138.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £138,732

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,351 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£143k

Net Worth

£139k

↓ 6.3% YoY

Current Assets

£143k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£138.7k	£148.1k
Current assets	£142.7k	£175.3k
Cash	£142.7k	—
Net assets	£138.7k	£148.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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2024-12-31
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2023-01-05
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2022-01-19
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2021-01-19
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2020-01-29
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2020-01-29
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address · AD01
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2018-01-10
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2017-01-16
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accounts · AA
2016-02-09
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-09
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2002-01-22
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Company incorporated
As ABICOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
2002-01-22
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EDWARDS, Zoe Patricia Helen appointed
secretary
2002-01-22
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EDWARDS, David Allen appointed
director
2002-01-22
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EDWARDS, Zoe Patricia Helen appointed
director
2002-01-22
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-01-22
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CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-01-22
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CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-01-22
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CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Allen Edwards Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Zoe Patricia Helen Edwards Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-01-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities

Registered office

Clockmakers Cottage 8 Southam Street

Kineton

Warwick

CV35 0LN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

EDWARDS, Zoe Patricia Helen→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-22

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Active

EDWARDS, David Allen→

director · ~56y · appointed 2002-01-22

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Active

EDWARDS, Zoe Patricia Helen→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-01-22

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Active

CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-22 · resigned 2002-01-22

Resigned

CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-22 · resigned 2002-01-22

Resigned

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