AB INVESTMENTS NW LTD

💤Zombieactive
10292302 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-09-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2020-02-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AB INVESTMENTS NW LTD
  20. 2016-07-22
    RAZAK, Shoaib appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zaroon Shoaib
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/09/2023
Mr Shoaib Razak
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Zaroon Shoaibceased 18/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Unit 7, Walshaw Business Centre Talbot Street
Briercliffe
Burnley
BB10 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAZAK, Shoaib
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-22
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-23