ABOVO MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
05816026 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
58 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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  2. 2024-11-11
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  3. 2023-10-11
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  4. 2023-01-20
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  5. 2022-03-17
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-28
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-02-15
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  8. 2021-05-28
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  9. 2020-01-31
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  10. 2019-02-21
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  11. 2018-04-18
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  12. 2018-02-20
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  13. 2017-02-15
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  14. 2016-05-25
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  15. 2016-01-25
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  16. 2015-05-21
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  17. 2009-04-24
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    BROADBENT, Stuart Philip resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-16
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    AZRAM, Zahid appointed
    director
  19. 2006-05-16
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    BROADBENT, Stuart Philip appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOVO MANAGEMENT LTD
  21. 2006-05-15
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-15
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2006-05-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-05-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. 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 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

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
Zahid Azram
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Suite 2 1st Floor Metropolitan House, Station Road
Cheadle Hulme
Cheshire
SK8 7AZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AZRAM, Zahid→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-05-16
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Active
BROADBENT, Stuart Philip→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-16 · resigned 2009-04-24
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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2026-02-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
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address · AD01
2022-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31