ABLA GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
10755470 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-05
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-05-31
    ULGER, Sinan appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-31
    ARIF, Twana Ahmed Arif resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-05-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-07-16
    AZIZ, Amanj resigned
    director
  17. 2021-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2021-05-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2020-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-01-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2020-01-17
    ARIF, Twana Ahmed Arif appointed
    director
  23. 2020-01-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2017-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLA GROUP LTD
  25. 2017-05-05
    AZIZ, Amanj 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-06-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sinan Ulger
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares31/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Amanj Azizceased 23/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

132 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 6PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ULGER, Sinan
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-31
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Active
ARIF, Twana Ahmed Arif
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-17 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
AZIZ, Amanj
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2021-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-02