ABN-MB LTD

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06228204 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-26
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 Jul 2022
Net worth
£27.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,929

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
£81k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2022-07-31
Total assets£27.9k
Current assets£80.8k
Cash£42.7k
Debtors£38.2k
Net assets£27.9k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-01-29
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  3. 2025-01-29
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  4. 2025-01-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  6. 2023-05-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  7. 2023-05-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-05-03
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  9. 2023-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-10-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-04-30
    STREETS FINANCIAL CONSULTING PLC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-08-01
    STREETS FINANCIAL CONSULTING PLC appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-05-23
    EACOTTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-07-02
    ASHUROV, Akbar appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-02
    EACOTTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-07-02
    THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-07-02
    ASHUROV, Akbar resigned
    director
  26. 2007-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABN-MB LTD
  27. 2007-04-26
    THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-04-26
    ASHUROV, Akbar appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 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

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2023-08-14

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-29: change-of-name-notice; 2025-01-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Akbar Ashurov
Individual · Uzbek · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Tower House
Lucy Tower Street
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 1XW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-08-14OVERDUE
Last: 2022-07-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ASHUROV, Akbar
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-07-02
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Active
EACOTTS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned
STREETS FINANCIAL CONSULTING PLC
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned
THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-07-02
Resigned
ASHUROV, Akbar
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-29
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2025-01-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-29
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-08-01
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25