ABRAHAM CONSULTING LTD
💤Zombieactive
05687615 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-02-07➖ABRAHAM, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-06➕ABRAHAM, Rachel Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-01➖ABRAHAM, Rachel Jane resigneddirector
- 2006-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAHAM CONSULTING LTD
- 2006-01-25➕ABRAHAM, Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-01-25➕ABRAHAM, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-25➕CONTRACTOR (UK) SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-01-25➖CONTRACTOR (UK) SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-01-25➕ABRAHAM, Rachel Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-01-25➕CONTRACTOR (UK) DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-01-25➖CONTRACTOR (UK) DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABRAHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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 candidateStrong 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Philip Abraham Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2016 |
Mrs Rachel Jane Abraham Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
3 Limerick Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 7DX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ABRAHAM, Rachel Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABRAHAM, Philip→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-01-25
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ABRAHAM, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2007-02-07
CONTRACTOR (UK) SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-01-25
ABRAHAM, Rachel Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-03-01
CONTRACTOR (UK) DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-01-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| satisfied | Just Cash Flow Just Cash Flow PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2019 | 22/11/2022 |
Recent filings (54 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-30