ABIVAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10320760 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-09
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-09-01➕TAYLOR - DUXBURY, Richard Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-09-01➖DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-09-01➖COX, Peter Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➖DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABIVAL LIMITED
- 2016-08-09➕DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-08-09➕COX, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-08-09➕DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Mark Taylor -Duxbury Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dentons Nominees Ukmea Limitedceased 01/09/2016· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Ground Floor, Capricorn House Capricorn Park
Blakewater Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5QR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TAYLOR - DUXBURY, Richard Mark→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2016-09-01
COX, Peter Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2016-09-01
DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2016-09-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-03