ALLAN PUMULA MABONGA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09324989 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLAN PUMULA MABONGA LIMITED
  17. 2014-11-24
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    MABONGA, Allan Pumula appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "MABONGA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Silverton Road
Coventry
West Midlands
CV6 5GX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MABONGA, Allan Pumula→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-11-24
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16