ABBE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12051973 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-16
    ➖
    COYNE, Emma Alicia resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-03-16
    ➖
    COYNE, Emma Alicia resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-03-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-26
    ➕
    COYNE, Emma Alicia appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-04-26
    ➕
    COYNE, Emma Alicia appointed
    director
  14. 2021-04-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2021-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBE LTD
  18. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    BERKE, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-14
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    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 Andrew Berke
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Flat 19 Chelmsford Road
London
N14 4JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BERKE, Andrew→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COYNE, Emma Alicia→
secretary · appointed 2021-04-26 · resigned 2023-03-16
Resigned
COYNE, Emma Alicia→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-04-26 · resigned 2023-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-04-26