ALLBIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08858551 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-02-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-01
    YU, Yang resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLBIO LIMITED
  20. 2014-01-23
    YU, Yang appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-23
    YU, Yang appointed
    secretary

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

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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yang Yu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
board controlboard control01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 12 The Glenmore Centre Moat Way
Sevington
Ashford
TN24 0TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

YU, Yang
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-01-23
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Active
YU, Yang
secretary · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05