ABM SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09801297 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£958
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. 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 (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £958

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£958
Current Assets
£958
Current Liabilities
£0£192£383£575£766£958Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£958
Current assets£958
Net assets£958

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    ALAFOUZOS, Dimitrios resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-09-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-09-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-09-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-20
    MILONAS, Anastasios resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABM SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2015-09-30
    ALAFOUZOS, Dimitrios appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-30
    MILONAS, Anastasios 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

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

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

Group structure

Abm Tech S.A. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Abm Tech S.A.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABM SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 09801297

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abm Tech S.A.
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/09/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Abm Holdings International Limitedceased 11/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Abm Srlceased 08/03/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Dbh16 - Diss Business Hub Hopper Way
Sandy Lane
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4GT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

ALAFOUZOS, Dimitrios
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned
MILONAS, Anastasios
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2018-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-26