ABMA WHOLESALERS LIMITED

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13368685 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k-£800-£600-£399-£199£1Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1—
Current assets£1—
Net assets£1£-1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  7. 2023-04-26
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2023-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2022-07-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-07-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABMA WHOLESALERS LIMITED
  17. 2021-04-30
    ➕
    SUMA, Nabie appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 5 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

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 Nabie Suma
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

The Optic Flat 8, The Optic
2a Rochelle Close
London
Uk
SW11 2RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SUMA, Nabie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-30
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-04-26
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-26