AB TRAINING CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12799413 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-07
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81222Specialised cleaning services
  • 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-01-18
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2024-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-11-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-11-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-11-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-11-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-11-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2022-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-10-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2022-09-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-10-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB TRAINING CENTRE LTD
  24. 2020-08-07
    BALO-WANDJA, Alpha Vissers 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 6 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-08-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alpha Vissers Balo-Wandja
Individual · Congolese (Drc) · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

Flat 5, 207 Trafalgar Road
Greenwich
County
SE10 9EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-08-20OVERDUE
Last: 2023-08-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALO-WANDJA, Alpha Vissers
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-08-07
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22