ABLE PLANT SERVICES LTD.
💤Zombieactive
04130635 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23➖KELLY, Margaret Carmel resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-04-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2000-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE PLANT SERVICES LTD.
- 2000-12-27➕KELLY, James Francis appointeddirector
- 2000-12-27➕KELLY, Margaret Carmel appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-27➕CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-12-27➖CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
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 |
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Mr James Francis Kelly Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/12/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Margaret Carmel Kellyceased 23/12/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr James Kellyceased 01/10/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Construction · HA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A BROCKWITZ BUILDERS LTD→ 08644355 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A C F I LIMITED→ 11560538 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABC BUILDCON LIMITED→ 13942714 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABINITIO PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 09915292 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABLETT PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 01396671 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| ABN LTD→ 10496439 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE SERVICES CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 17046407 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT COLOURS LTD→ 16230651 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABT RESOURCING LIMITED→ 11070055 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS (UK) LTD→ 06623965 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AC INDEPENDENT LTD→ 13851635 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AC1 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 07456903 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Unit 3, Cecil Road
Harrow
HA3 5QY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
KELLY, James Francis→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLY, Margaret Carmel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2024-12-23
CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2000-12-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 01/04/2005 | 17/12/2014 |
Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09