ABKA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08902688 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-19
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£285.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £285,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£285k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 1209% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£57k£114k£171k£228k£285kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£285.5k£221.8k
Current assets£60.8k£4.6k
Net assets£285.5k£221.8k

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2014-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABKA LIMITED
  17. 2014-02-19
    ➕
    COTTERELL, Katherine Mary appointed
    director

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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 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 59. 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katherine Mary Cotterell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

Hampton Farm
Highworth
Swindon
SN6 7RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COTTERELL, Katherine Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-19
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-15