ABERSOCH OFFAXIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08936189 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees700700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-03-28
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    ROBINSON, Jonathan Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-04-01
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    ROBINSON, Caroline Lauren appointed
    director
  16. 2014-04-01
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    ROBINSON, Caroline Lauren resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-24
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    ROBINSON, Caroline Lauren appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERSOCH OFFAXIS LIMITED
  19. 2014-03-12
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-03-12
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jonathan Anthony 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan Anthony Robinsonceased 28/03/2022· 75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Little Crimbles Saxtead Road
Dennington
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 8AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Caroline Lauren→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Caroline Lauren→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, Jonathan Anthony→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-03-12 · resigned 2022-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03