ABIAH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09834879 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-21
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-12-18
    ➖
    ALLY, Bibi Rahima resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-12-17
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    ALLY, Bibi Rahima appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIAH LIMITED
  20. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    YEOH SOCK PING, PSM, KBE, Tan Sri (Sir) Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    BLACK, Grant Howard appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-21
    ➖
    BLACK, Grant Howard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tan Sri (Sir) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Psm, Kbe
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

10 Norwich Street
London
EC4A 1BD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YEOH SOCK PING, PSM, KBE, Tan Sri (Sir) Francis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLY, Bibi Rahima→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned
BLACK, Grant Howard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2015-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-08