ABLE PACKAGING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
01366401 · ltd · incorporated 1978-05-04
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 45.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Packaging activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 45.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-01-07
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2014-01-07
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-09-24
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2013-09-17
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2013-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2013-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2013-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2013-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2013-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2013-04-15
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2013-04-15
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2013-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2013-04-15
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    officers · TM01
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  15. 2013-04-15
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    address · AD01
  16. 2013-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2013-04-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2013-03-13
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    WADSWORTH, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-03-13
    ➕
    GRANT, Andrew David Surrey appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-13
    ➕
    GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-13
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, John Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-13
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    WHEELDON, Margaret Jean resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-03-13
    ➖
    BARTLEY, Penelope Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2013-03-13
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    PELL, Isobel Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-13
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    PELL, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-13
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    WHEELDON, Margaret Jean resigned
    director
  27. 2013-03-13
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    WHEELDON, Peter Godfrey resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  29. 2012-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  30. 2012-03-01
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  31. 2012-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  32. 2011-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  33. 2011-02-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  34. 2010-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  35. 2010-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  36. 2010-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  37. 1995-09-14
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    PELL, Isobel Margaret appointed
    director
  38. 1995-09-14
    ➕
    PELL, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 1995-05-31
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    BARTLEY, Penelope Anne appointed
    director
  40. 1980-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  41. 1978-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE PACKAGING LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-01-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82920 — Packaging activities

Registered office

148 Garnet Road
Leeds
LS11 5LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

WADSWORTH, John Richard→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
GRANT, Andrew David Surrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-03-13
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Active
WHEELDON, Margaret Jean→
secretary · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
BARTLEY, Penelope Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-05-31 · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
PELL, Isobel Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-09-14 · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
PELL, Robert Andrew→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-09-14 · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
WHEELDON, Margaret Jean→
director · ~94y · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned
WHEELDON, Peter Godfrey→
director · ~95y · resigned 2013-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property31/07/1980—
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Recent filings (96 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-01-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-09-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-04-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2013-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2013-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2013-04-15