ABARNA SILKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10158866 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-03
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
£-7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,037

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£34k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£33.5k
Current assets£33.6k
Net assets£-7.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-01
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    JEYAKUMAR, Jeyagowri resigned
    director
  12. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-01-07
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    JEY, Sukirthana resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-04-01
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    JEY, Sukirthana appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABARNA SILKS LIMITED
  22. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    GEORGE BALANATHAN, Abarna appointed
    director
  23. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    JEYAKUMAR, Jeyagowri 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

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
Mrs Abarna George Balanathan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sukirthana Jeyceased 16/05/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Abarna Jeyakanthanceased 20/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Jeyagowri Jeyakumarceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

268 London Road
Croydon
CR0 2TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GEORGE BALANATHAN, Abarna→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-05-03
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Active
JEY, Sukirthana→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2020-01-07
Resigned
JEYAKUMAR, Jeyagowri→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-03 · resigned 2022-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25