ABRAHAM & CO SOLICITORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13564419 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees0

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 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-05
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  3. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-09-27
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2021-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRAHAM & CO SOLICITORS LTD
  15. 2021-08-13
    ABRAHAM, Elena appointed
    director
  16. 2021-08-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABRAHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-05: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-01-05: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elena Abraham
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares21/09/2022

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
Incorporated2021-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

163 Herne Hill
London
SE24 9LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABRAHAM, Elena
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-13
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Recent filings (18 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-05
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-27