CABLE FINANCIAL DIRECTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04764386 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,348

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£16.3k£16.3k
Net assets£16.3k£16.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-09-30
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    CABLE, James Derek resigned
    director
  17. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    CABLE, James Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2003-05-19
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    CABLE, James Derek appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-19
    ➕
    CABLE, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-05-15
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CABLE FINANCIAL DIRECTIONS LIMITED
  23. 2003-05-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-05-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CABLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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

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 Jane Elizabeth Cable
Individual · Welsh · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr James Derek Cable
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2003-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

26 Boscawen Woods
Truro
TR1 1UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CABLE, James Derek→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CABLE, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
CABLE, James Derek→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14