AB KEY LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC389430 · llp · incorporated 2013-11-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£328.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £328,801
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£169k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Net Worth
£329k
↑ 10.0% YoY
Current Assets
£508k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £328.8k | £298.9k |
| Current assets | £508.3k | £487.6k |
| Cash | £169.4k | £183.8k |
| Debtors | £322.9k | £288.0k |
| Net assets | £328.8k | £298.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-11-20📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-11-20📄appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP02
- 2025-11-20📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2025-11-20📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2025-11-20📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2025-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2025-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2025-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2025-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2025-11-18➕RAI, Amit appointedllp-designated-member
- 2025-11-18➕ASTRA APEX LTD appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2025-11-18➖DOUGLAS, Katherine Elizabeth resignedllp-designated-member
- 2025-11-18➖DOUGLAS, Robert Leigh resignedllp-designated-member
- 2025-11-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-11-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2023-11-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2013-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AB KEY LLP
- 2013-11-25➕DOUGLAS, Katherine Elizabeth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-11-25➕DOUGLAS, Robert Leigh appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DOUGLAS, Katherine Elizabeth resigned 2025-11-18; DOUGLAS, Robert Leigh resigned 2025-11-18
Group structure
Astra Apex Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Astra Apex Ltd
Corporate parent
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AB KEY LLP
This company · OC389430
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amit Rai Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/11/2025 |
Astra Apex Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Leigh Douglasceased 18/11/2025· significant influence
- Mrs Katherine Elizabeth Douglasceased 18/11/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10/14 GRANVILLE ROAD (SIDCUP) FLAT MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 00996962 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 55y | — | — |
| 100 CALORIES CAFE LIMITED→ 15384913 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 101 CUSTOMS LTD→ 16190229 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 101/103 LEE ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 01630446 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Unit 23 Mulberry Court
Bourne Industrial Park
Dartford
Kent
DA1 4BF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RAI, Amit→
Activellp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2025-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASTRA APEX LTD→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2025-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOUGLAS, Katherine Elizabeth→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2025-11-18
DOUGLAS, Robert Leigh→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2025-11-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/11/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/07/2019 | 26/08/2025 |
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Recent filings (44 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-11-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-11-20
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2025-11-20
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-11-20
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-11-20
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-21