ABROS COMPUTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
05776286 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-10
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£694
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 £694
Net assets shrinking
Down £552 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£694
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£310
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£249£498£748£997£1kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£934£1.5k
Current assets£310£550
Net assets£694£1.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-30
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-11-29
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  5. 2022-04-23
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  6. 2022-04-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-04-10
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    MORDECAI, Neil Louis, Dr appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-04-10
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    MORDECAI, Ellis James resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-11-30
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  11. 2019-11-12
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  12. 2018-10-24
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  13. 2017-08-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-30
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  15. 2016-05-07
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  16. 2015-11-29
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  17. 2015-05-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2007-04-11
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    MORDECAI, Ellis James appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-11
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    TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    MORDECAI, Neil Louis, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2006-07-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, John resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-13
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-06-13
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABROS COMPUTING LTD
  25. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    HARRIS, John appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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
Dr Neil Louis Mordecai
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2006-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

13 Hadley Close
Bocking
Braintree
Essex
CM7 5LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MORDECAI, Neil Louis, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-10
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Active
MORDECAI, Neil Louis, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-01
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Active
MORDECAI, Ellis James→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-11 · resigned 2022-04-10
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned
TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2007-04-11
Resigned
HARRIS, John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
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2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
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accounts · AA
2024-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-11