ABU EXCHANGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11892157 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-19
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500300

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-22
    ➖
    OSMANI, Ajmal resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-12
    ➕
    KHAN, Shafi Ullah appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-03-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-03-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-11
    ➖
    OSMANI, Ismari resigned
    director
  12. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-07-10
    ➕
    OSMANI, Ajmal appointed
    director
  17. 2021-06-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABU EXCHANGE LTD
  23. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    OSMANI, Ismari appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-19
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shafi Ullah Khan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ismari Osmaniceased 11/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

585 Stratford Road
Sparkhill
Birmingham
B11 4LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Shafi Ullah→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-03-12
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Active
OSMANI, Ajmal→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-07-10 · resigned 2024-07-22
Resigned
OSMANI, Ismari→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-19 · resigned 2024-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22