ABSX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13708050 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 73200Market research and public opinion polling
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
23 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSX LIMITED
  20. 2021-10-27
    AKDOGDU, Asli appointed
    director
  21. 2021-10-27
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    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

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
Mrs Asli Akdogdu
Individual · Turkish · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

11 Park Place 7-8 Chapel Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 8BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AKDOGDU, Asli
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-10-27
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01