ABRY PRIME AGGREGATOR LTD

💤Zombieactive
13280802 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    CHEN, Bobby Shen-Jin appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    HUNT, John resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    SCOLA, James resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-05-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-11-21
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2023-11-08
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2023-11-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-08-20
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    capital-alter-shares-consolidation-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  19. 2021-08-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2021-08-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2021-08-17
    📄
    capital-redomination-of-shares
    capital · SH14
  22. 2021-08-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2021-05-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2021-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABRY PRIME AGGREGATOR LTD
  25. 2021-03-21
    ➕
    HUNT, John appointed
    director
  26. 2021-03-21
    ➕
    SCOLA, James appointed
    director

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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Duo, Level 6
280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHEN, Bobby Shen-Jin→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNT, John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-03-21 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
SCOLA, James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-21 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02