ABTANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12875458 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-13
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other men's outerwear
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,452
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,924 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£7.5k£12.4k
Current assets£32.5k£32.8k
Net assets£7.5k£12.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-10-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-05-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2021-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABTANY LTD
  22. 2020-09-13
    GHAFFARI, Amir 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amir Ghaffari
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14131 — Manufacture of other men's outerwear

Registered office

93 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4BA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GHAFFARI, Amir
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-09-13
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Recent filings (31 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-29