GABLE'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05476995 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-06-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-06-09
    BUGDEN, David Harry appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-28
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-05-01
    BUGDEN, Ashley David appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-01
    BUGDEN, David Harry resigned
    director
  20. 2005-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GABLE'S LIMITED
  21. 2005-06-09
    BUGDEN, Ashley David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-09
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-09
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-06-09
    BUGDEN, David Harry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley David Bugden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest14/01/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Pevensey
Shobdon
Leominster
HR6 9NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BUGDEN, Ashley David
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09
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Active
BUGDEN, Ashley David
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-05-01
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Active
BUGDEN, David Harry
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-06-09
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Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-09
Resigned
BUGDEN, David Harry
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-21