ABEVCO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06388040 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46341
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,021,990
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.24M | £1.86M |
| Current assets | £2.14M | £1.91M |
| Cash | £1.20M | £1.08M |
| Debtors | £547.8k | £517.5k |
| Net assets | £2.02M | £1.70M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-09➖PAYNE, Susan Margaret resigneddirector
- 2014-12-19➕PAYNE, Susan Margaret appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27➕ATTIEH, Nidal appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27➖ATTIEH, Hussam resigneddirector
- 2008-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEVCO LIMITED
- 2007-10-02➕PAYNE, Susan Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-02➕ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-02➖ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-02➕ATTIEH, Hussam appointeddirector
- 2007-10-02➕ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-10-02➖ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED 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 17 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 17 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
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 Hussam Attieh Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nidal Attiehceased 02/10/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46341 — SIC 46341
Registered office
Unit 3 Container Terminal
Belper Road
Kilburn
Derbyshire
DE56 0LQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
PAYNE, Susan Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATTIEH, Nidal→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-02
ATTIEH, Hussam→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2009-03-27
PAYNE, Susan Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2015-10-09
ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2007-10-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/11/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-21