ABD SAM ENTERPRISE LTD

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14075889 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-28
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
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £11,755

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 922% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£11.8k£4.7k
Current assets£10.9k£4.7k
Net assets£11.8k£1.1k

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

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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-01
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  4. 2025-08-01
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  5. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-07-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-05-03
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  11. 2022-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABD SAM ENTERPRISE LTD
  12. 2022-04-28
    SAMAD, Abdul appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-28
    📄
    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 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

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
Abdul Samad
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

88b Lammas Street
Carmarthen
Dyfed
SA31 3AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SAMAD, Abdul
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-28
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-08-01
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-05-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-28