AABRU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07711331 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-20
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-14
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Huma appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-14
    ➖
    BABAR, Aymen Bint resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-09-04
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Huma resigned
    director
  20. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BABAR, Aymen Bint appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-03
    ➖
    ASIF, Babar resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-02
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Huma appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AABRU LIMITED
  24. 2011-07-20
    ➕
    ASIF, Babar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Ms Huma Akhtar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Aymen Bint Babarceased 14/11/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

259 Green Street
London
E7 8LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AKHTAR, Huma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-11-14
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Active
AKHTAR, Huma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-01-02 · resigned 2015-09-04
Resigned
ASIF, Babar→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-07-20 · resigned 2015-01-03
Resigned
BABAR, Aymen Bint→
director · ~27y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2024-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28