AB EUROPE LTD

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14913399 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-05
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£9.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
6 filings
60
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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
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 £9,504

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£9.5k
Current assets£12.3k
Net assets£9.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB EUROPE LTD
  5. 2023-06-05
    CHOWHAN, Abrar Muhammad appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-05
    📄
    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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abrar Muhammad Chowhan
Individual · German · DOB 02/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHOWHAN, Abrar Muhammad
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-06-05
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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-05