ABABBEEL CARS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10587288 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-27
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
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 £8,890

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£8.9k
Net assets£8.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-12-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2025-11-01
    RAZA, Ali resigned
    director
  11. 2025-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-06-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2025-06-19
    RAZA, Ali appointed
    director
  14. 2025-06-19
    RICHARDS, Ronald Terence resigned
    director
  15. 2025-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-06-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2025-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-06-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2025-03-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2025-02-01
    SHAH, Syed Ali Naqi appointed
    director
  22. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2024-03-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2023-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABABBEEL CARS LTD
  27. 2017-01-27
    RICHARDS, Ronald Terence 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

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

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RAZA, Ali resigned 2025-11-01; RICHARDS, Ronald Terence resigned 2025-06-19

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-31: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Syed Ali Naqi Shah
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 03/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ali Razaceased 01/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ronald Terence Richardsceased 19/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated2017-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

37 Kirby Road
Leicester
LE3 6BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHAH, Syed Ali Naqi
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-02-01
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Active
RAZA, Ali
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-06-19 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
RICHARDS, Ronald Terence
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-01-27 · resigned 2025-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-19