ABA GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11303321 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-11
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Average employees100100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-04-29
    BRADFORD, Ryan John resigned
    director
  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-18
    BRADFORD, Ryan John appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-10-07
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-21
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  20. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2018-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABA GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
  22. 2018-04-11
    BRADFORD, Adam David appointed
    director

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam David Bradford
Individual · English · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
75100%
75-100% shares07/10/2021

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
Incorporated2018-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Studio 21 Sum Studios
Hartley Street
Sheffield
S2 3AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRADFORD, Adam David
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-04-11
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Active
BRADFORD, Ryan John
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-10-18 · resigned 2022-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-08