AAB ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04857766 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£613
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 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 £613
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,507 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£613
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£613£4.1k
Current assets£12.7k£13.1k
Net assets£613£4.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-14
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    RAHMAN, Sumit Samiur resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-07
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    RAHMAN, Sumit Samiur appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-05-24
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    RAHMAN, Samia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-05-23
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Mohammad Mozibar resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-01
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Samia resigned
    director
  20. 2003-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AAB ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  21. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Mohammad Mozibar appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Mohammad Mozibar appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-08-06
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Samia appointed
    director
  26. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-08-06
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Mozibar Rahman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

72 South View Drive
London
London
E18 1NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

RAHMAN, Samia→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAHMAN, Mohammad Mozibar→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAHMAN, Mohammad Mozibar→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2005-05-23
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2003-08-06
Resigned
RAHMAN, Samia→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2004-08-01
Resigned
RAHMAN, Sumit Samiur→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-04-07 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2003-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09