ABURA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06018687 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£91.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £91,022
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£102k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£91k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£102k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.0k | £90.5k |
| Current assets | £101.6k | £100.6k |
| Cash | £101.6k | £100.6k |
| Net assets | £91.0k | £90.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-01➖AKYUREK DIXON, Zeynep Muge resigneddirector
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-01➕AKYUREK DIXON, Zeynep Muge appointeddirector
- 2006-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ABURA LIMITED
- 2006-12-05➕DIXON, Carol Ann appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-05➕DIXON, Sheridan Francis Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-12-05➕UK SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-05➖UK SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-05➕UK DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-12-05➖UK DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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 Sheridan Francis Andrew Dixon Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Zeynep Muge Akyurek Dixonceased 22/01/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A CLARKE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 10851900 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AC CAREER SERVICES LTD→ 12098709 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AC FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 02955459 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| AC O2C CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15718987 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACACIA COACHING LTD→ 14812441 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACAPELLA RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 10908417 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACCELERATED DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED→ 16572761 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS 360 LIMITED→ 07110775 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACCESS CONVEYANCING SERVICES LTD→ 14006436 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCESS TO GROWTH LIMITED→ 02954575 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ACCESS TOOL HIRE LTD→ 16689351 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
2 Plovers Mead
Wyatts Green
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 0PR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DIXON, Sheridan Francis Andrew→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-05 · resigned 2006-12-05
AKYUREK DIXON, Zeynep Muge→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2021-12-01
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-12-05 · resigned 2006-12-05
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-22