ABC CUSTOMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11141031 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
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
£4.62M
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,615,114
Cash YoY
+669%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
↑ 669% YoY
Net Worth
£4.6m
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.71M | £2.64M |
| Current assets | £2.77M | £1.82M |
| Cash | £1.23M | £160.0k |
| Debtors | £1.54M | £1.66M |
| Net assets | £4.62M | £2.53M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-01-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-04➖JOSE, Mendes Pedro resigneddirector
- 2022-01-01➖KRUGLIAKOVAITE, Lina resigneddirector
- 2021-05-14➕LAMA, Debora appointeddirector
- 2021-02-18➕KRUGLIAKOVAITE, Lina appointeddirector
- 2021-02-18➖THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-02-09➕THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-01-12➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➕JOSE, Mendes Pedro appointeddirector
- 2018-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC CUSTOMS LIMITED
- 2018-01-09➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-04
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Debora Lama Individual · Belgian · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/05/2022 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mendes Pedro Joseceased 04/01/2022· 75-100% shares
- Ms Lina Krugliakovaiteceased 05/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Bryan Anthony Thorntonceased 18/02/2021· significant influence
- Mr Mendes Joseceased 18/05/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mr Peter Valaitisceased 12/01/2021· 75-100% shares · board control
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
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
85 Percival Road
Enfield
EN1 1QT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
LAMA, Debora→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOSE, Mendes Pedro→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2022-01-04
KRUGLIAKOVAITE, Lina→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-18 · resigned 2022-01-01
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2021-02-18
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2021-01-12
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Recent filings (53 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-02-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-12