ABLEGOLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03559132 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (77/100)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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11➖YEOH, Evelyn Hong Choo resigneddirector
- 2026-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-05-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-05-15➕WIDJAJA, Deon appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-01➖WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2016-06-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-30➖ABLEGOLD LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-04-20➕YEOH, Evelyn Hong Choo appointeddirector
- 2001-04-20➕WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-20➖YEOH, Evelyn resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-20➖WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne resigneddirector
- 2001-04-20➕YEOH, Evelyn Hong Choo appointeddirector
- 2001-04-20➕ABLEGOLD LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 1998-06-03➕YEOH, Evelyn appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-03➖ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-06-03➕WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne appointeddirector
- 1998-06-03➖ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLEGOLD LIMITED
- 1998-05-07➕ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-07➕ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 28 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Evelyn Hong Choo Yeoh Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
56a Audley Road
London
NW4 3HB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
YEOH, Evelyn Hong Choo→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2017-05-01
YEOH, Evelyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2001-04-20
ACCESS REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-07 · resigned 1998-06-03
WILLIAMS, Beverley Jayne→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2001-04-20
YEOH, Evelyn Hong Choo→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2026-05-11
ABLEGOLD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2011-04-30
ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-07 · resigned 1998-06-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23