ABTO AUTOS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11946496 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-15
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 2025
Net worth
£43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
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 £43,367

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£43kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£43.4k£28.2k
Current assets£41.5k£39.4k
Net assets£43.4k£28.2k

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
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-14
    SHALONINA, Tatiana resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABTO AUTOS LTD
  12. 2019-04-15
    SHALONIN, Valeri appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-15
    SHALONINA, Tatiana appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-15
    📄
    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

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: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Valeri Shalonin
Individual · Estonian · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tatiana Shaloninaceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 13 Hackhurst Lane
Lower Dicker
Hailsham
BN27 4BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHALONIN, Valeri
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-15
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Active
SHALONINA, Tatiana
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-15 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16