ABOL COFFEE COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11000592 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-06
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
£36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
  • 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
24 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,938

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£71k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£57.9k
Current assets£71.0k
Net assets£36.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOL COFFEE COMPANY LTD
  16. 2017-10-06
    ➕
    SHAMBEL, Kedist appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Ms Kedist Yimer Shambel
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHAMBEL, Kedist→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-10-06
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04