ABIZ CASH & CARRY LIMITED

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07277573 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-08
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,624
Cash YoY
+125%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 125% YoY
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 234% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£86kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£95.2k£62.3k
Current assets£71.0k£21.3k
Cash£15.3k£6.8k
Debtors£55.7k£14.4k
Net assets£85.6k£47.7k

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

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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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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  4. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-24
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-15
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-09-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-09-16
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    KANAKALINGHAM, Arumugam resigned
    director
  14. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-06-01
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    KANAKALINGHAM, Arumugam appointed
    director
  20. 2011-02-01
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    SIVAKANTHAN, Sivalingam resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-16
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    SIVAKANTHAN, Sivalingam appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIZ CASH & CARRY LIMITED
  23. 2010-06-08
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    LUXMYKANTHAN, Pathmasunthari appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Pathmasunthari Luxmykanthan
Individual · German · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2018

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
Incorporated2010-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

279 Northolt Road
Harrow
HA2 8HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LUXMYKANTHAN, Pathmasunthari→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-06-08
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Active
KANAKALINGHAM, Arumugam→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2018-09-16
Resigned
SIVAKANTHAN, Sivalingam→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/06/2025—
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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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address · AD01
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04