ABRASON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11668010 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-08
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£336.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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 £336,040
Cash YoY
+29800%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£299
↑ 29800% YoY
Net Worth
£336k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£67k£134k£202k£269k£336kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£417.2k£343.1k
Cash£299£1
Net assets£336.0k£261.9k

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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-08
    THOMPSON, David George resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-27
    DUNN, Kevin Edward appointed
    director
  6. 2025-06-20
    THOMPSON, David George appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-20
    THOMPSON, Mark David resigned
    director
  8. 2025-06-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABRASON LIMITED
  16. 2018-11-08
    THOMPSON, Mark David appointed
    director
  17. 2018-11-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THOMPSON, David George resigned 2025-11-08; THOMPSON, Mark David resigned 2025-06-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark David Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1DG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DUNN, Kevin Edward
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
THOMPSON, David George
director · ~83y · appointed 2025-06-20 · resigned 2025-11-08
Resigned
THOMPSON, Mark David
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-08 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02