ABN TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06344525 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 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
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000
Very low cash
Cash position: £29
Cash YoY
+383%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29
↑ 383% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£29
↑ 383% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£200£400£600£800£1kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£1.0k£1.0k
Current assets£29£6
Cash£29£6
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-11-08
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  3. 2023-11-07
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  4. 2022-11-11
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  5. 2021-11-12
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  6. 2021-01-11
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  7. 2019-11-28
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  8. 2018-11-06
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  9. 2017-09-25
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  10. 2016-11-10
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  11. 2015-11-17
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  12. 2015-09-15
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  13. 2015-01-14
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  14. 2015-01-14
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  15. 2015-01-14
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2009-09-19
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    PONDER, William appointed
    director
  17. 2009-09-19
    ➖
    RAI, Lal resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-10-04
    ➖
    KAMARA, Oscar resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-10-04
    ➕
    RAI, Lal appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-10-04
    ➖
    RAI, Lal resigned
    director
  21. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    RAI, Lal appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-20
    ➕
    KAMARA, Oscar appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-20
    ➖
    QUADER, Mohammed Rashedul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABN TRADING LIMITED
  25. 2007-08-16
    ➕
    KAMARA, Oscar appointed
    director
  26. 2007-08-16
    ➕
    QUADER, Mohammed Rashedul appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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
Mr Oscar Kamara
Individual · Ugandan · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KAMARA, Oscar→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PONDER, William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAMARA, Oscar→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
QUADER, Mohammed Rashedul→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-16 · resigned 2007-09-20
Resigned
RAI, Lal→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2009-09-19
Resigned
RAI, Lal→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-06-08
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2024-11-08
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2024-06-12
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2023-11-07
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2023-06-01
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2022-11-11
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2022-06-09
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2021-11-12
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2021-06-01
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2021-01-11
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2020-06-07
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2019-11-28
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2019-06-01
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accounts · AA
2018-11-06