ABA (GB) LIMITED

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05819635 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
£160.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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, 1 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
50 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 £160,759

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£161k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£195k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£78k£117k£156k£195kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£160.8k£162.7k
Current assets£194.6k£152.9k
Net assets£160.8k£135.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-08-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-15
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  17. 2006-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABA (GB) LIMITED
  18. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    SOHAIL, Uzma appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    QURAISHI, Sohail, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-17
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    EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-05-17
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    EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-17
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    EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-05-17
    ➖
    EXCHEQUER 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Sohail Quaishi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Ms Uzma Sohail
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/10/2023

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
Incorporated2006-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Wonea House
2 Richmond Road
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 7BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SOHAIL, Uzma→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QURAISHI, Sohail, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-05-17
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Active
EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned
EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08