ABCZ CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08642423 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-08
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-10
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-02-10
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2022-02-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2021-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-24
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-09-03
    ➕
    ZHANG, Yu appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2013-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABCZ CONSULTING LIMITED
  18. 2013-08-08
    ➕
    BRASSINGTON, Aaron John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yu Zhang
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Aaron John Brassington
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Technology · HA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AARCH CONSULTING LTD→
15705564 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ABACUS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
10974713 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ABBY & PARTNERS LTD→
16738483 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ABHISHEK HEALTHCARE LIMITED→
15378143 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ABLE AI STRATEGY LTD→
16960206 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AC UK CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
10171895 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
ACCORDIS LIMITED→
05404054 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSIONALS (UK) LIMITED→
04942363 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
ACCOUNTOMATE LIMITED→
14345857 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACCUEDGE LTD→
15580010 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACE CONSULTANTS LTD→
07541400 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————15y——
ACE FILMWORKS LTD→
14557746 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Dns House
382 Kenton Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA3 8DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ZHANG, Yu→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRASSINGTON, Aaron John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-02-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27