ADVANCED BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08340667 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-24
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 50200SIC 50200
- 51210SIC 51210
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).
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, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD
- 2012-12-24➕RIZKI, Mohamed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple 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 |
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Director Mohamed Rizki Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 24/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
1 Greek Street
London
W1D 4NQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
RIZKI, Mohamed→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-12-24
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Recent filings (33 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-05