AB04 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06192616 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£358.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86210General medical practice activities

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £358,167

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£358k

Current Assets

£337k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£358.2k	—
Current assets	£337.0k	—
Net assets	£358.2k	—
Average employees	—	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-31
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dissolution · DS01
2025-11-26
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2024-12-18
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2023-12-18
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2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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BHATTACHARYYA, Raji Ganesan, Dr appointed
director
2020-02-20
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officers · AP01
2019-12-20
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2018-12-19
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2017-12-18
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2016-12-07
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2016-03-28
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2015-12-10
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2015-04-06
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2007-03-29
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Company incorporated
As AB04 LIMITED
2007-03-29
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GANESAN BHATTACHARYYA, Raji appointed
secretary
2007-03-29
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BHATTACHARYYA, Abhijit appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Abhijit Bhattacharyya Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	50–75%	50-75% voting	24/03/2017

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

Incorporated2007-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Ampton Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2UH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GANESAN BHATTACHARYYA, Raji→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-29

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BHATTACHARYYA, Abhijit→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-29

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BHATTACHARYYA, Raji Ganesan, Dr→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-02-20

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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-07

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-26