ABEL-MINDED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11576589 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
50
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,806

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.6k£9.8k
Current assets£34.6k
Net assets£31.8k£21.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-10-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABEL-MINDED LIMITED
  16. 2018-09-19
    OGUNBOTE, Samuel appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-19
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-10-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Abolaji Ogunbote
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75100%
75-100% shares01/10/2018
Mr Samuel Ogunbote
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
sig. influencesignificant influence19/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

124 City Road, London City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-10-02OVERDUE
Last: 2024-09-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OGUNBOTE, Samuel
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-09-19
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company
address · AD01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22