ABS AUTOMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11241256 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-04
    ➖
    ANJUM, Ayesha resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-10-06
    ➕
    ANJUM, Ayesha appointed
    director
  13. 2018-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-03-31
    ➖
    ANJUM, Ayesha resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABS AUTOMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  17. 2018-03-08
    ➕
    MOHAMMED, Burhanuddin appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-08
    ➕
    ANJUM, Ayesha appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Burhanuddin Mohammed
Individual · English · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ayesha Anjumceased 20/03/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

400 400 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
RG6 1PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOHAMMED, Burhanuddin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-03-08
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Active
ANJUM, Ayesha→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-06 · resigned 2026-04-04
Resigned
ANJUM, Ayesha→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-08 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19