ABD NETWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06766075 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-04
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2023-03-29
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  5. 2022-12-20
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  6. 2021-06-01
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2020-01-08
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  9. 2020-01-08
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  10. 2019-09-01
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  11. 2018-12-11
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  12. 2018-12-11
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  13. 2018-09-26
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  14. 2017-09-27
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  15. 2009-05-05
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    COX, Damian resigned
    director
  16. 2008-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABD NETWORKS LIMITED
  17. 2008-12-04
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    GOOR, Benjamin Louis Michael appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-12-04
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    GOOR, Benjamin Louis Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2008-12-04
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    COX, Damian appointed
    director
  20. 2008-12-04
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    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-04
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    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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

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 Ben Goor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Damian Coxceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

15 Station Road
St Ives
Cambs
PE27 5BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GOOR, Benjamin Louis Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-04
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Active
GOOR, Benjamin Louis Michael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-12-04
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Active
COX, Damian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2009-05-05
Resigned
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2008-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
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2025-09-30
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2025-03-17
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
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accounts · AA01
2022-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
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accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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2021-02-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14