ABOLO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07309760 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.74M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,735,113
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,620 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£4.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4.7m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£948k£1.9m£2.8m£3.8m£4.7mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.74M£4.74M
Current assets£4.74M£4.74M
Cash£2£2
Debtors£4.74M£4.74M
Net assets£4.74M£4.74M

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-22
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  3. 2024-02-29
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-05-31
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  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-03-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-03-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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  12. 2018-08-28
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  13. 2018-05-18
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  14. 2018-02-22
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    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-02-19
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-07-21
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  17. 2017-07-21
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2011-11-25
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    MAWJI, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-10-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dancastle Associates Limited
  20. 2010-07-17
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    MAWJI, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-07-16
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    BHATTIA, Shiraz appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-07-16
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    MAWJI, Daniel appointed
    director
  23. 2010-07-16
    ➖
    HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
    director
  24. 2010-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOLO LIMITED
  25. 2010-07-09
    ➕
    HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
    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 16 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 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 Daniel Mawji
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12-14 Village Way
Neasden
London
NW10 0LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BHATTIA, Shiraz→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAWJI, Daniel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAWJI, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-17 · resigned 2011-11-25
Resigned
HURWORTH, Aderyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-09 · resigned 2010-07-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dancastle Associates
Dancastle Associates Limited
Mortgage1 property05/10/201010/03/2021

Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27