ABERION LTD

💤Zombieactive
07813240 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-18
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£62.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,452
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£62.5k£59.0k
Current assets£43.2k£36.2k
Cash£3.0k£17.1k
Debtors£40.2k£19.1k
Net assets£62.5k£59.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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  2. 2025-06-26
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  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-18
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  5. 2023-01-05
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  6. 2022-04-05
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  7. 2022-04-05
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  8. 2021-09-07
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  9. 2021-09-07
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  10. 2021-09-07
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-09-07
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  12. 2021-09-07
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    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
    KNIGHT, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-04-01
    KNIGHT, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-06-11
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  17. 2019-07-31
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  18. 2018-07-24
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  19. 2015-03-23
    KNIGHT, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERION LTD
  21. 2011-10-18
    KNIGHT, Andrew John 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

58/100
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.
  • 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 Andrew John Knight
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anne Elizabeth Knightceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-10-18
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Fairway House Links Business Park
St. Mellons
Cardiff
CF3 0LT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KNIGHT, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
KNIGHT, Andrew John
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-18
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Active
KNIGHT, Anne Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2015-03-23 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-07