A & B BODYWORK LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15342448 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,739
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.7k |
| Current assets | £24.8k |
| Net assets | £16.7k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-02➕ZORBA, Behcet appointeddirector
- 2023-12-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A & B BODYWORK LIMITED
- 2023-12-11➕ZORBA, Ali appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Zorba Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/12/2023 |
Behcet Zorba Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 45, Rowfant Business Centre
Wallage Lane
Crawley
RH10 4NQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ZORBA, Behcet→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-01-02
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-11