ABELN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06259393 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-08-13
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    LOVEWELL BLAKE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-12-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  19. 2007-05-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ABELN LIMITED
  20. 2007-05-25
    ➕
    ABELN, Christelle appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-25
    ➕
    LOVEWELL BLAKE appointed
    corporate-secretary

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABELN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Christelle Abeln
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Sixty Six North Quay
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 1HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABELN, Christelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-25
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Active
LOVEWELL BLAKE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2008-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/12/2007—
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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-04