ABISOL KIDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06800841 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,076
Net assets shrinking
Down £432 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£10.7k£14.6k
Current assets£10.7k£14.7k
Net assets£1.1k£1.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2024-03-26
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  4. 2023-10-28
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  5. 2022-10-31
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  6. 2021-10-21
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  7. 2021-01-26
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  8. 2019-10-29
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  9. 2018-10-25
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  10. 2017-10-30
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  11. 2017-02-21
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    EKERIN, Adetola Alake appointed
    director
  12. 2017-02-21
    ➖
    EKERIN, Abiodun Kolawole resigned
    director
  13. 2017-02-21
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  14. 2017-02-21
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-10-11
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  16. 2016-03-02
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  17. 2015-10-29
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  18. 2014-02-12
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    EKERIN, Adetola Alake resigned
    director
  19. 2009-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ABISOL KIDS LTD
  20. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    EKERIN, Adetola Alake appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    EKERIN, Abiodun Kolawole appointed
    director
  22. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    EKERIN, Adetola Alake appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Adetola Alake Ekerin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest26/01/2017

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
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

114 East Street
Walworth
London
SE17 2SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EKERIN, Adetola Alake→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active
EKERIN, Adetola Alake→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-21
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Active
EKERIN, Abiodun Kolawole→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2017-02-21
Resigned
EKERIN, Adetola Alake→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2014-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-29