ABA GATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08576513 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-63.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £63,442
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£154
Net Worth
-£63k
Current Assets
£150k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-63.4k |
| Current assets | £150.0k |
| Cash | £154 |
| Debtors | £149.8k |
| Net assets | £-63.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-25📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ABA GATE LIMITED
- 2013-06-19➕AL-MESLEMANI, Nabeel Ali A appointeddirector
- 2013-06-19➕ALMUSLIMANI, Adel Ali A appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nabeel Ali Al-Meslemani Individual · Qatari · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adel Ali A Almuslimani Individual · Qatari · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AL-MESLEMANI, Nabeel Ali A→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALMUSLIMANI, Adel Ali A→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23