ABEL & MERCER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08545593 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-28
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: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: high (81/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
35 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
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    ABDULLA, Aishah Hanif Issak resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    KHATRI, Farhan Abdul Aziz appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-26
    ➕
    ABDULLA, Aishah Hanif Issak appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-26
    ➖
    KHATRI, Umair resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABEL & MERCER LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    KHATRI, Umair 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Umair Khatri
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

38 Westover Road
Birmingham
B20 1JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHATRI, Farhan Abdul Aziz→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-26
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Active
ABDULLA, Aishah Hanif Issak→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
KHATRI, Umair→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2014-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-01