AABA LTD

💤Zombieactive
08914082 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-19
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    VERLANDER, Tommy appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-19
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    VERLANDER, Lucy resigned
    director
  19. 2015-01-26
    ➖
    VERLANDER, John resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    VERLANDER, Lucy appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AABA LTD
  22. 2014-02-27
    ➕
    VERLANDER, John appointed
    director

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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Tommy Verlander
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Daniel Peter Gilbertceased 27/11/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Miss Lucy Verlanderceased 27/11/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

3 Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
CM7 3GB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VERLANDER, Tommy→
director · ~33y · appointed 2015-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERLANDER, John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-02-27 · resigned 2015-01-26
Resigned
VERLANDER, Lucy→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-01-26 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-28