ABSHIR GENERAL TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12823896 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-19
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£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
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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-29
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2023-02-21
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2022-11-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSHIR GENERAL TRADING LTD
  15. 2020-08-19
    ➕
    ABDURAHMAN, Abdulah Abshir appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 Abdulah Abshir Abdurahman
Individual · Dutch · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

51 Longley Road
London
SW17 9LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABDURAHMAN, Abdulah Abshir→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-08-19
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-03-29
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-02-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01