ABR EXPRESS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15313731 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£411
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 51210SIC 51210
  • 52103SIC 52103
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £411

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£411
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£18.7k
Net assets£411

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
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
    ANIL, Anandhu Madappattu resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-01-06
    ANIL, Anandhu Madappattu appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-11
    RAJU, Akhil Basil appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-12-10
    SASIKUMAR, Sreenath Veppil resigned
    director
  12. 2023-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABR EXPRESS LTD
  13. 2023-11-28
    SASIKUMAR, Sreenath Veppil appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Mr Akhil Basil Raju
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sreenath Veppil Sasikumarceased 27/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Penthouse 1 Northampton House
Wellington Street
Northampton
NN1 3ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RAJU, Akhil Basil
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-12-11
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Active
ANIL, Anandhu Madappattu
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-01-06 · resigned 2026-02-11
Resigned
SASIKUMAR, Sreenath Veppil
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-11-28 · resigned 2024-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-28