AAB TRADES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09313598 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-17
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
£325.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £325,666
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£326k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£65k£130k£195k£261k£326kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Current assets£5.6k£19.3k
Cash£5.6k£19.3k
Net assets£325.7k£274.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
    ANWAR, Naeem resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-04-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2016-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-10-10
    ANWAR, Naeem appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-10-10
    ASSAS, Majid resigned
    director
  19. 2014-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAB TRADES LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-17
    ASSAS, Mushref appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-17
    ASSAS, Majid 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 Majid Assas
Individual · Saudi Arabian · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Vine Cottage 27 Walkerith Road
Morton
Gainsborough
DN21 3DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ASSAS, Mushref
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-11-17
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Active
ANWAR, Naeem
secretary · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2021-04-27
Resigned
ASSAS, Majid
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2016-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17