ABDULLAH'S LILY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07463177 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
- 42110Construction of roads and motorways
- 86101Hospital activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
2 live charges · oldest 7.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | -300 | -300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-02-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-01-01➕MAWAS, Abdullah, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2015-12-31➖ABRAS, Ahmad resigneddirector
- 2015-12-31➖KRKJIE, Husam resigneddirector
- 2014-12-07➕ABRAS, Ahmad appointeddirector
- 2014-12-07➖EBAJI, Sawsan, Dr resigneddirector
- 2014-12-07➕KRKJIE, Husam appointeddirector
- 2014-12-07➖MAWAS, Abdullah, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2012-01-03➕EBAJI, Sawsan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABDULLAH'S LILY LIMITED
- 2010-12-07➕MAWAS, Abdullah, Dr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Abdullah Mawas Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A AND H INVESTMENT (BUILDING) LIMITED→ 15204924 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A AND H INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 15201406 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A B L DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 04164123 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| A C CONSTRUCTION (COLCHESTER) LIMITED→ 06654662 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A C P WOODWORKING LIMITED→ 04848344 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A CLASS ROOFING & BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 10683738 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A2Z SAFETY LTD→ 12531050 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AA ELECTRICAL AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 16341744 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AA SCAFFOLDING (ESSEX) LTD→ 15310891 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABAGNALE LTD→ 16650312 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABLE RENEWABLES LTD→ 11753558 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABODE PROJECTS ESSEX LTD→ 12998373 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Toftwood
Layer Road
Colchester
CO2 9LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MAWAS, Abdullah, Dr.→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABRAS, Ahmad→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-07 · resigned 2015-12-31
EBAJI, Sawsan, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2014-12-07
KRKJIE, Husam→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-12-07 · resigned 2015-12-31
MAWAS, Abdullah, Dr.→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-12-07 · resigned 2014-12-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-15