ABASI CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06696825 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £44,810
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,037 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£77k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.8k | £50.8k |
| Current assets | £77.0k | £66.7k |
| Cash | £77.0k | £66.7k |
| Net assets | £44.8k | £50.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABASI CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2008-09-15➕BASSEY, Leonard Ben, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Leonard Ben Bassey Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities
Registered office
15 Foxhollies Drive
Halesowen
B63 3XE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BASSEY, Leonard Ben, Dr→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-15
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Recent filings (39 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-06