ABC DATA RECOVERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09610661 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-27
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC DATA RECOVERY LIMITED
- 2015-05-27➕BUTLER, Andrew Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Martin Butler Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | — | 50–75% | 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Steven Ebanks Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Security House
Windsor Street
Sheffield
S4 7WB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BUTLER, Andrew Martin→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20