ABZORB GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
10779280 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • 10 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • 10 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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  2. 2026-04-29
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  3. 2026-04-29
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  4. 2026-03-13
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  5. 2026-03-13
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  10. 2026-03-13
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  11. 2025-07-11
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  12. 2025-07-04
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  13. 2025-07-04
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  14. 2025-07-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
  15. 2025-07-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
  16. 2025-06-10
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  17. 2025-04-23
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  19. 2025-03-28
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  20. 2025-03-06
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  24. 2024-10-23
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  25. 2024-09-16
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  26. 2017-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABZORB GROUP LTD
  27. 2017-05-19
    BEEBY, Steven Andrew 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 9 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Andrew Beeby
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2017

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

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8 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
Incorporated2017-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

C/O Abzorb Group Ltd
Armytage Road
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1QF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEEBY, Steven Andrew
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-05-19
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
A registered charge03/07/2025
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
A registered charge1 property03/07/2025
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Recent filings (139 total)

capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-04-29
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-04-29
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-03-13
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-03-13
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-03-13
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2026-03-13
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2026-03-13
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2026-03-13
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capital · SH02
2026-03-13
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capital · SH02
2025-07-11
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mortgage · MR01
2025-07-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-04
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2025-06-10