ABARN BUILDING LTD
💤Zombieactive
08558440 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£72.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
- 68310Real estate agencies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,627
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,893 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£73k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.6k | £75.5k |
| Current assets | £18.5k | £21.1k |
| Net assets | £72.6k | £75.5k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-09➕DA SILVA LOPES, Vitoria Maria appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➖DA SILVA PEREIRA ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre resigneddirector
- 2025-11-01➖TEIXEIRA DA CRUZ, Goncalo resigneddirector
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕DA SILVA PEREIRA ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre appointeddirector
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-01➖ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre Da Silva resigneddirector
- 2020-11-01➕TEIXEIRA DA CRUZ, Goncalo appointeddirector
- 2013-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABARN BUILDING LTD
- 2013-06-06➕ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre Da Silva appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DA SILVA PEREIRA ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre resigned 2025-11-01; TEIXEIRA DA CRUZ, Goncalo resigned 2025-11-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Vitoria Maria Da Silva Lopes Individual · Portuguese · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Goncalo Teixeira Da Cruzceased 09/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Andre Alexandre Da Silva Araujoceased 01/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A CRAFTSMAN'S WORKSHOP LTD→ 06177097 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A&C INTERIORS LTD→ 12734874 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABBEYSTEAD ESTATES LIMITED→ 01164139 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
4 Denzil Road
London
NW10 2UP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
DA SILVA LOPES, Vitoria Maria→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre Da Silva→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2020-11-01
DA SILVA PEREIRA ARAUJO, Andre Alexandre→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-11-01
TEIXEIRA DA CRUZ, Goncalo→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09