ABICEM.LTD

🌳Matureactive
05901129 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£13.0k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 £13,028
Net assets shrinking
Down £63,650 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£13k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£13.0k£76.7k
Current assets£51.0k£92.7k
Net assets£13.0k£76.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-08-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-18
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  4. 2025-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-31
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    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-20
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    BENCHAREF, Adam resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2022-05-27
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  11. 2021-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-04
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    BENCHAREF, Adam appointed
    director
  18. 2019-02-04
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-31
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2016-07-14
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    BENCHAREF, Zohra appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-20
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    ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABICEM.LTD
  24. 2006-08-09
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    BENCHAREF, Zohra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-08-09
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    BENCHAREF, Cherif appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Cherif Bencharef
Individual · French · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/08/2016
Mrs Zohra Bencharef
Individual · French · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/08/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Devonshire House Manor Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BENCHAREF, Zohra→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-09
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Active
ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-20
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Active
BENCHAREF, Cherif→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-09
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Active
BENCHAREF, Zohra→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-07-14
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Active
BENCHAREF, Adam→
director · ~30y · appointed 2019-02-04 · resigned 2023-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25