ABU & ABU ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07648143 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-26
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 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, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2019-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2019-05-01
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-22
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-31
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    ASHAD, Abu Basher Mohammed resigned
    director
  19. 2014-08-18
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    ASHAD, Abu Basher Mohammed appointed
    director
  20. 2011-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ABU & ABU ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
  21. 2011-05-26
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    NOWSHED, Abu Kalam Mohammed, Mr. 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 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Mr Abu Nowshed
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/05/2017

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
Incorporated2011-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

71 Wordsworth Road
Birmingham
B10 0ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NOWSHED, Abu Kalam Mohammed, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-26
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Active
ASHAD, Abu Basher Mohammed→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—18/11/2019—
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-01