ABA COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

09530994 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-08

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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GAO, Dawei appointed
director
2023-05-19
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WANG, Shouxie resigned
director
2023-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-01
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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LIANG, Xuejun resigned
director
2022-05-17
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WANG, Shouxie appointed
director
2022-05-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-04
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CHEN, Jianbin resigned
director
2022-04-04
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LIANG, Xuejun appointed
director
2022-04-04
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SONG, Jia resigned
director
2022-04-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-20
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CHEN, Jianbin appointed
director
2020-01-29
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SONG, Jia appointed
director
2020-01-29
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WANG, Lijun resigned
director
2019-10-30
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LI, Xudong resigned
director
2019-07-22
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REGISTER A COMPANY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-07-22
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UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-07-22
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LI, Xudong appointed
director
2019-07-22
➖
LIANG, Tiantian resigned
director
2019-07-22
➕
WANG, Lijun appointed
director
2019-04-30
➖
LI, Xudong resigned
director
2019-04-30
➕
LIANG, Tiantian appointed
director
2016-04-07
➖
SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-04-07
➕
UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-04-08
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Company incorporated
As ABA COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD
2015-04-08
➕
SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-04-08
➕
LI, Xudong 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

45/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dawei Gao Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/05/2023

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Shouxie Wangceased 19/05/2023· board control
Xuejun Liangceased 17/05/2022· board control
Lijun Wangceased 04/04/2022· 25-50% shares · board control
Lijun Wangceased 22/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
Xudong Liceased 28/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Tiantian Liangceased 12/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Xudong Liceased 30/04/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2015-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

69 Aberdeen Avenue

Cambridge

CB2 8DL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-09

Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-07-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GAO, Dawei→

director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2016-04-07

Resigned

UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2019-07-22

Resigned

CHEN, Jianbin→

director · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2022-04-04

Resigned

LI, Xudong→

director · ~40y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2019-10-30

Resigned

LI, Xudong→

director · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2019-04-30

Resigned

LIANG, Tiantian→

director · ~38y · appointed 2019-04-30 · resigned 2019-07-22

Resigned

LIANG, Xuejun→

director · ~33y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2022-05-17

Resigned

SONG, Jia→

director · ~40y · appointed 2020-01-29 · resigned 2022-04-04

Resigned

WANG, Lijun→

director · ~31y · appointed 2019-07-22 · resigned 2020-01-29

Resigned

WANG, Shouxie→

director · ~33y · appointed 2022-05-17 · resigned 2023-05-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-19

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-05-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-05-19

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-02-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-17

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-05-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-05-17