1 CALL-ABILITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05442646 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5010
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2017-06-24📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2014-09-08📄bona-vacantia-companyrestoration · BONA
- 2012-03-20📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-03-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-12-06📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-11-23📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-08-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-08-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2011-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-07📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-08-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-16📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2010-06-01📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-10-27📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2009-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-07-22📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-25📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-23📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-05-23📄legacycapital · 88(2)R
- 2005-10-01➕BENTLEY, Yvonne Marie appointeddirector
- 2005-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 CALL-ABILITY LIMITED
- 2005-05-04➕JDF SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-04➕BENTLEY, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
2 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2012-02-29
Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-05-18
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5010 — SIC 5010
Registered office
43 Caxton Avenue
Blackpool
Lancs
FY2 9AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2012-02-29OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2010-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-05-18OVERDUE
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JDF SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-04
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BENTLEY, Michael Joseph→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-05-04
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BENTLEY, Yvonne Marie→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/10/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2017-06-24
bona-vacantia-company
restoration · BONA
2014-09-08
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-03-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-12-06
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-11-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2011-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-05
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2011-06-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-08-16
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-08-16