ABILITY SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04640843 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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
£11k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £11.3k | £6.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-14➖PRICE, Claire Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2003-07-16➕PRICE, Claire Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-16➖PRICE, David John resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABILITY SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2003-01-17➕PRICE, David John appointeddirector
- 2003-01-17➕PRICE, David John appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-17➕PRICE, Claire Elizabeth appointeddirector
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Price Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David John Priceceased 25/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
152 Bristol Road
Gloucester
GL1 5SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PRICE, Claire Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, David John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-17
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PRICE, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2003-07-16
PRICE, Claire Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-01-17 · resigned 2026-01-14
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11