ABA ASSETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC529951 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-17
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
£77.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £77,095

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 249% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£77.1k£22.1k
Net assets£77.1k£22.1k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-11-10
    RODRIGUES, Ashwin Jai appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABA ASSETS LIMITED
  17. 2016-03-17
    RODRIGUES, Abha Sharma, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Dr Abha Rodrigues
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

8/6 Western Harbour Western Harbour Breakwater
Edinburgh
EH6 6HZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RODRIGUES, Ashwin Jai
secretary · appointed 2020-11-10
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Active
RODRIGUES, Abha Sharma, Dr
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-17
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-17