ABN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11285673 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.8y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,097
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£25k-£12k£687£14k£26k£39kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£297.4k£-14.2k
Cash£7.1k£39.4k
Net assets£-25.1k£-14.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-08-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  4. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-09-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  14. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2018-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited Trading as Foundation Home Loans
  17. 2018-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2018-04-03
    BILAL, Ahmad appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-03
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    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 8 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 Ahmad Bilal
Individual · English · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2 Redclose Avenue
Morden
SM4 5RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BILAL, Ahmad
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-04-03
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property28/08/2025
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge2 properties01/09/2020
satisfied
Paratus Amc Trading as Foundation Home Loans
Paratus Amc Limited Trading as Foundation Home Loans
A registered charge1 property27/09/201815/11/2023
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05