ABIVA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07437319 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74100Specialised design activities

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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address · AD01
2024-07-05
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-24
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gazette · DISS40
2020-06-23
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accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-12-27
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accounts · AA
2017-12-27
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accounts · AA
2016-12-28
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accounts · AA
2014-08-01
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ONWOCHEI, Mauren Ifeoma Mgbor appointed
director
2014-01-13
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ONWOCHEI, Maureen Ifeoma resigned
director
2013-04-01
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ONWOCHEI, Maureen Ifeoma appointed
director
2010-11-11
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Company incorporated
As ABIVA LIMITED
2010-11-11
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ONWOCHEI, Patrick Chukwuemeka appointed
director
2010-11-11
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HOLDER, Michael appointed
director
2010-11-11
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HOLDER, Michael resigned
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Patrick Chukwuemeka Onwochei Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-11-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

20 Wenlock Road

London

N1 7GU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ONWOCHEI, Mauren Ifeoma Mgbor→

director · ~52y · appointed 2014-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ONWOCHEI, Patrick Chukwuemeka→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOLDER, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2010-11-11

Resigned

ONWOCHEI, Maureen Ifeoma→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2014-01-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-11

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2024-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-10-20