ABILO LTD

💤Zombieactive
13669885 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£342.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
14 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
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £342,445
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£342k
↑ 301% YoY
Current Assets
£509k
↑ 194% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£102k£203k£305k£407k£509kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£352.4k£85.5k
Current assets£508.6k£173.3k
Cash£48.3k£73.3k
Debtors£460.3k£100.0k
Net assets£342.4k£85.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-08-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-03-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABILO LTD
  11. 2021-10-08
    SERBAN, Ioan Costin appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ioan Costin Serban
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Hunters Hall Farm
Epping Upland
Epping
Essex
CM16 6PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SERBAN, Ioan Costin
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-10-08
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-08