AB OFFLICENCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11925607 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-04
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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.0y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-08-13
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  18. 2019-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AB OFFLICENCE LTD
  21. 2019-04-04
    AVAIYA, Amitkumar Kalubhai appointed
    director

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 7 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.)

Group structure

Veeha Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Veeha Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AB OFFLICENCE LTD
This company · 11925607

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Veeha Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Amitkumar Kalubhai Avaiyaceased 06/06/2023· 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
Incorporated2019-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

40 Ground Floor
Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AVAIYA, Amitkumar Kalubhai
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/05/2024
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-20