ABBASI CARS LTD
💤Zombieactive
05965987 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-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. 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 (79/100)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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,979
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.7k | £19.7k |
| Current assets | £12.3k | £19.4k |
| Net assets | £13.0k | £11.7k |
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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-27➖ABBASI, Taimoor Ahmed resigneddirector
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-01➖ABBASI, Rani Wajid resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-01➕ABBASI, Taimoor Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2006-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBASI CARS LTD
- 2006-10-13➕ABBASI, Wajid Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2006-10-13➕ABBASI, Rani Wajid appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-13➕KHAN, Shamsuzzaman appointeddirector
- 2006-10-13➖KHAN, Shamsuzzaman resigneddirector
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 "ABBASI" — 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Taimoor Ahmed Abbasi Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
360 King Street
London
W6 0RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ABBASI, Wajid Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABBASI, Rani Wajid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2024-01-01
ABBASI, Taimoor Ahmed→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2026-01-27
KHAN, Shamsuzzaman→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2006-10-13
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Recent filings (50 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-13