ABLETRIPLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
02256687 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-11
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 47). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.4y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
134 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-06-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-06-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-01
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    CHAPPELL, Glennis appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-01-01
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    JERMY, Malcolm Edward resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-09-01
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    JERMY, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-01
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    JERMY, Malcolm Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2006-09-01
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    JERMY, Penelope Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2004-11-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2003-07-24
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    DEROECK, Gary resigned
    director
  25. 2002-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  26. 2002-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  27. 2001-04-06
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    DEROECK, Gary appointed
    director
  28. 1996-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 1996-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 1996-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 1996-04-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  32. 1996-04-02
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  33. 1996-02-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  34. 1995-03-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 1993-07-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  36. 1993-02-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 1988-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLETRIPLE LTD

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Edward Jermy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Omega Court, 350 Cemetery Road
Sheffield
S11 8FT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CHAPPELL, Glennis→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JERMY, Thomas Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JERMY, Malcolm Edward→
secretary · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
DEROECK, Gary→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned
JERMY, Malcolm Edward→
director · ~77y · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
JERMY, Penelope Jane→
director · ~74y · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property02/04/199630/03/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property02/04/199630/03/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/02/199605/11/2004
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property27/03/199516/04/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property26/07/199316/04/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property05/02/199316/04/1996

Recent filings (134 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-27