ABL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02678736 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-17
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-02-12
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    GLICK, Morrie Jack resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    BENTOLILA, Lionel appointed
    director
  19. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, William resigned
    director
  20. 2000-01-19
    ➕
    GLICK, Morrie Jack appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-08-01
    ➖
    FARRELL, Steven resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-06-05
    ➖
    GLOVER, Ian Douglas resigned
    director
  23. 1997-03-10
    ➕
    FARRELL, Steven appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-01-10
    ➖
    MOSZKOWSKI, David resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-09-16
    ➖
    FICOCELLI, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 1996-08-06
    ➕
    MOSZKOWSKI, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-08-06
    ➖
    SABOURIN, Ron resigned
    secretary
  28. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    GLOVER, Ian Douglas appointed
    director
  29. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, William appointed
    director
  30. 1996-05-01
    ➖
    RASMUSSEN, Steffen resigned
    director
  31. 1996-05-01
    ➖
    STEEL, Walter resigned
    director
  32. 1993-09-09
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, William resigned
    director
  33. 1993-02-12
    ➖
    JENSEN, Helle resigned
    secretary
  34. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    SABOURIN, Ron appointed
    secretary
  35. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    FICOCELLI, Peter appointed
    director
  36. 1993-02-12
    ➖
    JENSEN, Peer resigned
    director
  37. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, William appointed
    director
  38. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    RASMUSSEN, Steffen appointed
    director
  39. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    STEEL, Walter appointed
    director
  40. 1992-02-06
    ➕
    JENSEN, Helle appointed
    secretary
  41. 1992-02-06
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1992-02-06
    ➕
    JENSEN, Peer appointed
    director
  43. 1992-02-06
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1992-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABL UK LIMITED
  45. 1992-01-17
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1992-01-17
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-21

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9 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
Incorporated1992-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

2nd Floor, Hygeia House, 66 College Road 2nd Floor, Hygeia House
66 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-07

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

BENTOLILA, Lionel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRELL, Steven→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1999-08-01
Resigned
GLICK, Morrie Jack→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2010-02-12
Resigned
JENSEN, Helle→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-06 · resigned 1993-02-12
Resigned
MOSZKOWSKI, David→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-06 · resigned 1997-01-10
Resigned
SABOURIN, Ron→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1996-08-06
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-17 · resigned 1992-02-06
Resigned
FICOCELLI, Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1996-09-16
Resigned
GLOVER, Ian Douglas→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1997-06-05
Resigned
JENSEN, Peer→
director · ~82y · appointed 1992-02-06 · resigned 1993-02-12
Resigned
MCKENZIE, William→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
MCKENZIE, William→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1993-09-09
Resigned
RASMUSSEN, Steffen→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1996-05-01
Resigned
STEEL, Walter→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1996-05-01
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-17 · resigned 1992-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11