ABA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09081594 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £5,115
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,223 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.1k | £18.7k |
| Current assets | £67.6k | £61.7k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £6.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2014-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-06-11➕ALECSANDRESCU, Bogdan appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-11➕ALECSANDRESCU, Bogdan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 58 — 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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bogdan Alecsandrescu Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AB SELF STORAGE LIMITED→ 05427735 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
43 Porlock Lane, Furzton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK4 1JX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALECSANDRESCU, Bogdan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-06-11
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ALECSANDRESCU, Bogdan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 05/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-10