ABIRU LTD

💤Zombieactive
07125080 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £17,387

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£216.7k—
Current assets£46.1k—
Net assets£17.4k—
Average employees—800

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 resolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-05-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-05-15
    ➖
    MULGREW, Gary Steven resigned
    director
  16. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    WATTS, Helen Patricia resigned
    director
  17. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Peter James appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    WATTS, Adam Keith resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    WATTS, Adam Keith appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    WATTS, Helen Patricia appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIRU LTD
  22. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    MULGREW, Gary Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter James Wilson
Individual · Australian · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

324 Portland Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 5LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILSON, Peter James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULGREW, Gary Steven→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2013-05-15
Resigned
WATTS, Adam Keith→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
WATTS, Helen Patricia→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30