AB CHANGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13893936 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-04
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-12
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12
Net assets shrinking
Down £60 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£12
↓ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£48
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£12£36£84£132£180£228Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-062024-10-06
Total assets£48£228
Current assets£48£228
Net assets£-12£48

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-02-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2022-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB CHANGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  16. 2022-02-04
    BELL, Alan Leslie appointed
    director
  17. 2022-02-04
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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
Mr Alan Leslie Bell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/02/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Belmont Suite
Chorley New Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 6HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last made up to: 2025-10-06
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Alan Leslie
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-04
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05