ABRAHAMSEN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10609207 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£-33.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,725
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
-£34k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-33.7k | £-30.2k |
| Current assets | £2.7k | £5.1k |
| Cash | £1.3k | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £1.4k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-33.7k | £-30.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ABRAHAMSEN LIMITED
- 2017-02-08➕ABRAHAMSEN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABRAHAMSEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Abrahamsen Individual · Danish · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
11 Castle Hill
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 4AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ABRAHAMSEN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-16