ALBO FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09384196 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-12
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (0 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-04-23
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  3. 2026-02-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-01-13
    LAIZANE, Nina resigned
    director
  8. 2026-01-13
    SHKINDER, Inna resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-09
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2017-03-22
    LAIZANE, Nina appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-12
    GELASIMOV, Vitalii resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-12
    SHKINDER, Inna appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-02
    GELASIMOV, Vitalii appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-02
    YAKOVLEV, Victor resigned
    director
  25. 2015-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBO FINANCE LIMITED
  26. 2015-01-12
    YAKOVLEV, Victor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-27

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LAIZANE, Nina resigned 2026-01-13; SHKINDER, Inna resigned 2026-01-13

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

09384196 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-13

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

GELASIMOV, Vitalii
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2015-03-12
Resigned
LAIZANE, Nina
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-22 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned
SHKINDER, Inna
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned
YAKOVLEV, Victor
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-01-12 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-22