ABRIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07979362 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-07
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£26k-£19k-£13k-£6k£490£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£-25.8k
Current assets—£7.0k
Net assets—£-25.8k
Average employees200—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-04
    ➕
    PAREKH, Ashok appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-04
    ➖
    GISLASON, Allison Rae resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-11-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    GISLASON, Allison Rae appointed
    director
  10. 2024-05-01
    ➖
    PAREKH, Ashok resigned
    director
  11. 2023-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2012-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABRIES LTD
  23. 2012-03-07
    ➕
    PAREKH, Ashok appointed
    director

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

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 Ashok Parekh
Individual · Canadian · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2017

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
Incorporated2012-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

4th Floor
Radius House 51 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PAREKH, Ashok→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active
GISLASON, Allison Rae→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned
PAREKH, Ashok→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-26