ABOSSEY OKAI CAR & PARTS LIMITED

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08748613 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-25
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
24 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,669
Very low cash
Cash position: £38
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38
↓ 9.5% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£38
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£14k-£11k-£8k-£5k-£3k£42Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-4.7k£-13.7k
Current assets£38£42
Cash£38£42
Net assets£-4.7k£-13.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-12
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-05-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-11-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-01-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2013-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOSSEY OKAI CAR & PARTS LIMITED
  15. 2013-10-25
    ➕
    OSEI, Beatrice Adomaa appointed
    secretary
  16. 2013-10-25
    ➕
    BOAHENE, Edward Boateng, Mr. appointed
    director
  17. 2013-10-25
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr. Edward Boateng Boahene
Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs. Beatrice Adomaa Osei
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

94 Sark Walk
London
E16 3PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OSEI, Beatrice Adomaa→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-25
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Active
BOAHENE, Edward Boateng, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-10-25
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-25