ABALON STAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
09598810 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-20
    ➖
    CLOAD, Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2022-10-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-13
    ➕
    CLOAD, Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABALON STAR LTD
  23. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    ALONSO ARIAS, Ana Belen 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23410 — SIC 23410

Registered office

167-169, 5th Floor Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALONSO ARIAS, Ana Belen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active
CLOAD, Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-02-13 · resigned 2022-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-07