ABLE-TO-ENABLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03665932 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-11
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£410.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £409,971
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,436 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£320k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£410k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£572k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£131k£263k£394k£525k£656kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£412.5k£443.2k
Current assets£571.9k£656.3k
Cash£319.9k£318.6k
Debtors£49.0k£75.6k
Net assets£410.0k£433.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-19
    ➖
    BENSON, David Leslie resigned
    director
  8. 2020-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-13
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    capital · SH10
  11. 2019-03-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-03-13
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  13. 2019-03-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-08-26
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    BENSON, David Leslie appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-05-06
    ➖
    GIBSON, Mark Adrian resigned
    director
  20. 2014-05-05
    ➕
    GIBSON, Lewis George Samuel appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    GIBSON, Sonia Mary resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    GIBSON, Sonia Mary resigned
    director
  23. 2008-11-30
    ➖
    GIBSON, Trevor Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    GIBSON, Trevor Martin appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 1998-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE-TO-ENABLE LIMITED
  27. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    GIBSON, Sonia Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-11-11
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    GIBSON, Mark Adrian appointed
    director
  31. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    GIBSON, Sonia Mary appointed
    director
  32. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-11-11
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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
Mr Lewis George Samuel Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated1998-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

Crockey Hill
York
North Yorkshire
YO19 4SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

GIBSON, Lewis George Samuel→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Sonia Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-11
Resigned
BENSON, David Leslie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-08-26 · resigned 2020-06-19
Resigned
GIBSON, Mark Adrian→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 2014-05-06
Resigned
GIBSON, Sonia Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
GIBSON, Trevor Martin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/04/2004—
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20