A B SKI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04799649 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-57.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £57,075
Net assets shrinking
Down £108,662 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£57k
↓ 211% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£57k-£35k-£14k£8k£30k£52kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-56.7k£43.0k
Net assets£-57.1k£51.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-07-25
    ➕
    O'KEEFE, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  11. 2022-07-25
    ➖
    O'KEEFE, Ann Mary resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-23
    ➕
    O'KEEFE, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-02-23
    ➖
    LEES, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-06
    ➕
    LEES, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-06
    ➖
    O'KEEFE, Ann Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-05
    ➖
    O'KEEFE, Michael James resigned
    director
  25. 2003-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A B SKI LIMITED
  26. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    O'KEEFE, Ann Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-06-16
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    O'KEEFE, Ann Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    O'KEEFE, Michael James appointed
    director
  31. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-06-16
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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

55/100
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 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Miss Margaret Mary O'Keefe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ann Mary O'Keefeceased 25/07/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Pangbourne Place
Pangbourne
Reading
RG8 7LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

O'KEEFE, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'KEEFE, Margaret Mary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEES, Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-06 · resigned 2016-02-23
Resigned
O'KEEFE, Ann Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2005-08-06
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned
O'KEEFE, Ann Mary→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned
O'KEEFE, Michael James→
director · ~90y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2005-08-05
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30