A ABDIKARIM TRANSPORT LTD

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09157044 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £20,069

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30
Total assets£32.5k
Current assets£8.4k
Net assets£20.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-29
    ➖
    MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2020-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-24
    ➕
    MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-01-24
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2018-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2014-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A ABDIKARIM TRANSPORT LTD
  20. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    ABDIKARIM, Ahmed Hadi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABDIKARIM" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Ahmed Hadi Abdikarim
Individual · Dutch · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

16 Curtis Close
Smethwick
B66 2RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABDIKARIM, Ahmed Hadi→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Active
MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-24 · resigned 2020-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-29