ABODUS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08433108 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-20➖PIKE, James Lonsdale resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11➖PHILLIPS, Rupert Dominic resigneddirector
- 2017-08-11➕PIKE, James Lonsdale appointeddirector
- 2014-07-08➕MUIRIE, Jocelyn Roderick Johns appointeddirector
- 2013-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABODUS LIMITED
- 2013-03-06➕PHILLIPS, Rupert Dominic 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jocelyn Roderick Johns Muirie Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2020 |
Mr Kamaldeep Manaktala Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Lonsdale Pikeceased 20/04/2023· 25-50% shares
- Clifford Nominees Limitedceased 01/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABA PROJECTS LTD→ 15862683 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ABDU TAWFIK LTD→ 15479539 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABM MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11166279 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABM ROAD PLANINGS LTD→ 16172020 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABOVE & BEYOND HEATING LIMITED→ 15012016 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABOVE AND BEYOND DECORATORS LTD→ 14854984 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABOVEWATER DAMP PROOFING LTD.→ 14201447 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE WORLD DESIGN & BUILD LTD→ 16441690 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABUK GROUP LTD→ 14376629 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACADEMY CONCEPTS LIMITED→ 14090511 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Scalpel, 18th Floor
52 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MUIRIE, Jocelyn Roderick Johns→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHILLIPS, Rupert Dominic→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2017-08-11
PIKE, James Lonsdale→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-11 · resigned 2023-04-20
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11