ABLE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04108041 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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: low (53/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
  17. 2000-11-15
    ➕
    DILLON-PARKIN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-11-15
    ➕
    DILLON-PARKIN, Crow appointed
    director
  19. 2000-11-15
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2000-11-15
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-11-15
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-11-15
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Crow Dillon-Parkin
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Peter Dillon-Parkin
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Kintyre House
70 High Street
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DILLON-PARKIN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-15
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Active
DILLON-PARKIN, Crow→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-11-15
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Active
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2000-11-15
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2000-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29