ABLESKY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04427924 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£263
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £263
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£263
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£258k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£81k£163k£244k£325k£406kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£263£115.6k
Current assets£258.0k£406.4k
Cash£30.7k£103.0k
Debtors£227.2k£303.4k
Net assets£263£234

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    DOONER, Karl resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    DOONER, Suzanne appointed
    director
  17. 2016-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2007-03-23
    ➖
    MILLER, Jonathan Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2007-02-23
    ➕
    DOONER, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-23
    ➖
    DOONER, Karl resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-26
    ➕
    DOONER, Karl appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-05-26
    ➖
    M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2003-06-13
    ➕
    DOONER, Karl appointed
    director
  24. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    MILLER, Jonathan Graham appointed
    director
  27. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABLESKY LIMITED
  29. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    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 24 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
Mrs Suzanne Dooner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Karl Doonerceased 05/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

18 Greenway
Appleton
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 3AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DOONER, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOONER, Suzanne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOONER, Karl→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-26 · resigned 2007-02-23
Resigned
M D BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2004-05-26
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned
DOONER, Karl→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
MILLER, Jonathan Graham→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2007-03-23
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04