ABENI LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI048777 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £1,124
Net assets shrinking
Down £732 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£993
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-292023-11-29
Total assets£1.1k£1.9k
Current assets£993£7.1k
Net assets£1.1k£1.9k

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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  2. 2024-08-29
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  3. 2023-08-25
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  4. 2023-02-22
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-07
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-30
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-08-02
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  10. 2020-08-27
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  11. 2019-08-15
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  12. 2018-12-21
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  13. 2018-08-29
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  14. 2017-08-28
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  15. 2016-08-25
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  16. 2006-10-01
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    SYBAN LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    MCCLEAN, William Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    ORR, Leslie, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2003-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABENI LTD
  20. 2003-11-21
    ➕
    MCCLEAN, William Kenneth appointed
    director
  21. 2003-11-21
    ➕
    MCCLEAN, William Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-11-21
    ➕
    ORR, Leslie, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 William Kenneth Mcclean
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-21
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1 Fort Road
Helens Bay
Bangor
BT19 1LD
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SYBAN LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCLEAN, William Kenneth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCLEAN, William Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
ORR, Leslie, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16